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 (sometimes tardily so on vigorous basal sprouts);

petiole often red, 3–4 mm, strigose-pilose;

blade elliptic or narrowly elliptic to sometimes elliptic-ovate or narrowly ovate, 20–48(–61) x (10–)15–29 mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 2–4, sunken, apex minutely truncate, rarely acute, mucronate, abaxial surfaces densely grayish tomentose, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, slightly rugose, initially pilose;

fall leaves orange.

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

on fertile shoots 30–50 mm with 4–6 leaves, 3–9(–15)-flowered, compact.

2–5 mm, tomentose-pilose.

1–3 mm, strigose-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).

6.5–9 mm, open;

hypanthium funnelform, silky tomentose;

sepals: margins tomentose, apex cuspidate or acuminate, surfaces tomentose;

petals erect-incurved, pink or reddish, base dark red, margins yellowish or off-white;

stamens 17–20, filaments dark red, at least proximally, anthers white;

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

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.

orange-red, obovoid to broadly obovoid or subglobose, rarely globose, (7–)8.2–10.1 × 6.6–7.6 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose;

navel closed;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

[1 or]2(or 3).

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

= 68 (England).