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 4–6 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade elliptic to broadly ovate, (18–)25–52(–56) x (12–)16–28(–34) mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins recurved, veins 4–6, deeply sunken, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces whitish tomentose, adaxial dark green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, on vigorous shoots usually bulging slightly between lateral veins (unless shaded), very rugose, pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 25–70 mm with 3–5 leaves, 7–20-flowered, compact.

1–3 mm, tomentose-strigose.

1–4 mm, tomentose-pilose.

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).

(5–)6–7.5 mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, silky tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, borders purple, glabrous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces silky tomentose;

petals erect-incurved, pink to red, base dark red (with minute black dots), margins erect-incurved, pink or white;

stamens 20, filaments red, distally pink or whitish, anthers white, sutures pink-tinged;

styles (2 or)3 or 4(or 5).

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.

bright orange, eventually orange-red, subglobose to depressed-globose or globose, 6–10 × 6–10 mm, base rounded, shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose; forming 5-pointed star over closed navel;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

3 or 4(or 5).

(2 or)3 or 4(or 5).