Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 2–5 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade ovate to elliptic or broadly ovate, 9–38 × 7–23 mm, coriaceous or subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, not revolute, veins 2–4, lightly sunken, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces densely grayish tomentose, adaxial dark green to grayish green, shiny, not glaucous, flat, rarely slightly bulging, between lateral veins, slightly rugose, pilose;

fall leaves bright yellow to orange or red.

persistent;

petiole 5–8 mm, initially tomentose;

blade obovate to elliptic, rarely broadly elliptic, (26–)40–85(–120) x (13–)19–45(–60) mm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margins flat or slightly revolute, veins 7–9, deeply sunken, apex short-tapered, acute, acuminate, or obtuse, abaxial surfaces initially yellowish tomentose-villous, adaxial dark green, dull or slightly shiny, not glaucous, bulging slightly between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

on fertile shoots 10–35 mm with 4 leaves, 2–7(–10)-flowered, compact.

on fertile shoots 45–100 mm with 4 leaves, 20–150-flowered, lax.

1–3 mm, tomentose-strigose.

1–5 mm, tomentose-strigose.

erect, 6–7.5 mm, closed;

hypanthium funnelform, proximally tomentose-strigose, distally tomentose-pilose;

sepals: margins reddish tomentose, borders purple, broad, glabrous, apex cuspidate or apiculate, surfaces pilose;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink to red, base dark red, margins off-white;

stamens 14–20, filaments red to dark red, anthers white;

styles 3 or 4(or 5).

6–9 mm diam.;

buds creamy white, sometimes slightly pinkish;

hypanthium funnelform, tomentose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, creamy white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers red-purple;

styles 2.

bright red, broadly obovoid, sometimes globose or depressed-globose, 5–9.1 × 5.1–8.8 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants 1/2–2/3 from base.

crimson, broadly obovoid, subglobose, or globose, 6.5–8.6 × 6.5–7.6 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals depressed or slightly ascending, tomentose;

navel slightly open or obscured by sepals;

style remnants near apex.

3 or 4(or 5).

2.

= 68 (Germany).