Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 2–4 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, or ovate, rarely suborbiculate, 21–56 × 13–30 mm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse or truncate, margins flat, veins 4–6, slightly to deeply sunken, apex obtuse or acute, abaxial surfaces grayish, initially moderately to densely villous, adaxial dark green, dull, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, slightly rugose, pilose;

fall leaves yellowish.

deciduous;

petiole 3–5 mm, densely pilose;

blade elliptic to narrowly ovate, (24–)30–50(–68) x 12–25(–32) mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, not revolute, veins 3–5, slightly sunken, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces pale, reticulate, pilose, adaxial yellowish green, dull, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, pilose;

fall leaves intensely yellow.

on fertile shoots 20–30 mm, usually with 2 or 3 leaves, 3–15-flowered, compact.

on fertile shoots 20–45 mm with 4 leaves, 8–18-flowered, lax.

2–5 mm, tomentose-pilose.

slender, 5–10 mm, pilose.

erect, 4–6 mm;

hypanthium cupulate, densely villous;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces villous, sparsely hairy submarginally;

petals erect, pink or fading whitish;

stamens (16–)19 or 20, filaments pale pink or white, anthers white;

styles [1 or]2(or 3).

spreading, 4–5.5 mm, open;

hypanthium cupulate, villose-pilose;

sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse, surfaces villous;

petals erect, pink, base pink to dark pink or red-tinged;

stamens 19–23, filaments white or pale pink, anthers white;

styles 2(or 3).

pendent, bright to dark red, obovoid to obconic, 8–10 × 8–9 mm, apex nearly flat, reflectance and coating not recorded, succulent, villous;

sepals flat, margins villous, villous;

navel slightly open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

pendent, bright orange-red, broadly ellipsoid, broadly obovoid, or globose, rarely depressed-globose, (4–)6–9.3(–11) x 6–9.7 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals flat, villous; forming star over slightly open navel;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

[1 or]2(or 3).

2(or 3).