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.

persistent, petiole 1–5 mm, strigose;

blade oblanceolate or oblong, rarely lanceolate, 8–17 × 3–8 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margins revolute, veins 2–4, superficial, apex rotund or obtuse, rarely emarginate or acute, abaxial surfaces grayish white, faintly reticulate, initially densely strigose or strigose-pilose, later glabrate, adaxial dark green, sometimes blue-green, shiny, not glaucous, not bulging between lateral veins, initially strigose, soon glabrate.

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

on fertile shoots 5–12 mm with 2 or 3 leaves, 1(or 2)-flowered, subsessile.

3–5 mm, strigose.

erect, densely 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).

7–15 mm diam.;

buds pink;

hypanthium narrowly cupulate, densely strigose;

sepals: margins densely villose-strigose, borders membranous, apex often red, acute or obtuse, sometimes shortly mucronate, surfaces often densely strigose-villous;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers red-purple;

styles 2[or 3].

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.

dark red with crimson, sometimes red, depressed-globose, 7–9 × 7–10 mm, dull or slightly shiny, glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals suberect or erect, villous;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

2(or 3).

2[or 3].

= 68 (Germany).

= 68 (Germany).