Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 1–4 mm, strigose;

blade obovate to broadly obovate, rarely suborbiculate, 5–14 × 3–9 mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margins slightly revolute, veins 2 or 3, superficial, apex obtuse, sometimes emarginate, abaxial surfaces grayish, reticulate, initially densely strigose-villous, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, sometimes lightly rugose, glabrescent.

usually semipersistent (persisting to April if sheltered), sometimes deciduous;

petiole 4–10 mm, densely villose-strigose;

blade elliptic, (25–)50–127 × 13–49[–62 in cultivation] mm, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 7 or 8, superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces pale gray-green, initially villous, later glabrate, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, sometimes becoming slightly rugose, glabrate;

fall leaves pale yellowish green.

on fertile shoots 8–15 mm, usually with 4 leaves, 1(–3)-flowered.

on fertile shoots 40–70 mm with 2 or 3 leaves, 5–34-flowered, lax.

3–5 mm, strigose.

1–8 mm, sparsely villose-strigose.

7–10 mm diam.;

buds pinkish;

hypanthium cupulate, strigose or pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces initially sparsely pilose-strigose;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens (15–)20, filaments white, anthers dark purple;

styles 2(or 3).

8–12.5 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, densely villous;

sepals: margins maroon, tomentose, apex acute, surfaces densely villous;

petals spreading, white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens 18–20, filaments white, anthers red-purple or dark red-purple;

styles (1 or)2.

bright red to crimson, subglobose, 7–9 × 8–10 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals suberect, sparsely strigose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants at apex on small projection.

red, often tinged with pink, green, brown, or purple, obovoid, rarely subglobose, 8.5–12.8 × 8–12 mm, dull, slightly glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals flat, margins tomentose, densely villous;

navel slightly open;

style remnants near apex.

2(or 3).

[1 or]2.

= 68 (Germany).