Flora of North America species comparison

glabrous or appressed-hairy proximally, glabrous distally.

densely ascending-spreading-hairy, sometimes sericeous.

stipules translucent, usually suffused with red proximally, translucent to pale green distally, lobes pale green;

petiole glabrous or sparsely to densely appressed-hairy;

blade reniform-orbiculate, 7–9(–11)-lobed, margins flat or slightly undulate, basal sinuses narrow or wide, middle lobes as long as to longer than their half-widths, rounded to triangular-ovate;

incisions absent;

teeth ± connivent, slightly concave near apex, strongly asymmetric, apex subacute or obtuse, abaxial surface with nerves hairy throughout or in distal 1/2 only, internerve regions glabrous, adaxial glabrous or slightly hairy near margins, rarely (late-season leaves) hairy on folds.

stipules translucent, colorless, sometimes flushed pale wine red proximally, green distally, lobes green;

blade orbiculate, rather shallowly 7–9-lobed, margins flat or slightly undulate, basal sinuses closed, middle lobes rounded, as long as to slightly longer than their half-widths;

incisions usually absent or relatively short, sometimes relatively long;

teeth slightly connivent, slightly asymmetric, apex subacute or almost digitate, surfaces densely hairy.

primary branches glabrous.

primary branches sericeous;

peduncles sericeous.

glabrous.

sericeous.

epicalyx bractlet lengths 0.5 times sepals (narrower);

hypanthium glabrous.

epicalyx bractlet lengths 0.5 times as sepals (narrower);

hypanthium sericeous.

exserted from discs.

not or exserted to 1/20 from discs.