Flora of North America species comparison

petiole subequal to blade or shorter upward, with simple hairs 0.5–1 mm and shorter glandular hairs;

blade concolorous, broadly ovate, gradually reduced and narrower upward, to 12 cm, membranous, base cordate, margins dentate, apex acuminate, surfaces minutely tomentose.

petiole commonly 1/4 length of blade (longer on juvenile leaves), minutely stellate-hairy, hairs to 0.1 mm;

blade markedly discolorous, highly variable in form and size, often narrowly oblong or linear, usually 1.5+ cm, coriaceous, base sometimes hastate, margins usually entire, apex acute, surfaces ± tomentulose.

usually panicles.

panicles.

1–5 cm.

1.5–3.5 cm.

calyx 5–7 mm, lobes with dark midrib, apex ± acuminate, tomentose;

petals pale yellow, drying reddish, 10 mm, prominently bearded on claw;

staminal column with recurved hairs;

style 5-branched;

stigmas glabrous.

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes with dark midribs, apex acute, minutely hairy;

petals pale yellow, sometimes fading reddish, 10 mm;

staminal column apically scabrid, otherwise glabrous;

style 5–8-branched;

stigmas glabrous.

without enclosing endocarp.

without enclosing endocarp.

6 mm diam., minutely hairy;

mericarps 5, dorsally rounded.

4–5 mm diam., minutely hairy;

mericarps 5–8, with dorsal spur to 0.5 mm.

= 30.

= 30.