Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 1–3 mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic to narrowly elliptic, rarely lanceolate, 6–12(–20) x 2–6(–8) mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate, margins revolute, veins 3–5, superficial, apex obtuse or acute, abaxial surfaces grayish green, reticulate, initially pilose-strigose, adaxial grayish green [rarely green], dull to slightly shiny, coating not recorded, slightly rugose, sparsely pilose or glabrous.

persistent;

petiole 3–8 mm, tomentose-strigose;

blade narrowly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 30–90 × 8–23 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margins strongly revolute, veins 7–12, deeply sunken, apex gradually tapered, acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces grayish green, initially densely villous, becoming glabrous or glabrate, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, bulging between lateral veins, sparsely pilose initially.

on fertile shoots 8–12 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1-flowered, 2–4-flowered on shoot tips.

on fertile shoots 20–60 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 10–50-flowered, compact.

1–3 mm, pilose-strigose.

0.5–3(–4 mm), densely strigose-villous.

9–13 mm diam.;

buds pink;

hypanthium cupulate, pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, borders mostly reddish, membranous, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces pilose-strigose;

petals spreading, white;

stamens 17–21, filaments white, anthers purple-black;

styles 2(or 3).

(5–)6–9 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium funnelform, pilose;

sepals: margins sparsely villous, apex acute, surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers red-purple;

styles 2 or 3(or 4).

orange-red to red, depressed-globose, 8–10 × 9–11 mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;

sepals suberect, pilose;

navel not recorded;

style remnants at elongated apex.

bright red (or with hint of crimson), broadly obovoid to globose, (5–)6–8.5 x (5–)6–8 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals depressed or flat, sparsely pilose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants at apex.

2(or 3).

2 or 3(or 4).

= 34 (Germany).

= 34 (Germany).