Flora of North America species comparison

persistent, often 30–40 mm apart;

petiole 2–4 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade ovate or elliptic, 22–58 × 12–29 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 4 or 5, sunken, apex acute or acuminate, mucronate, abaxial surfaces silvery-tomentose, adaxial grayish green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat, rarely slightly bulging between lateral veins, drying slightly rugose, pilose.

deciduous;

petiole 2–4 mm, pilose;

blade broadly elliptic, on vigorous shoots orbiculate, sometimes broadly obovate, concave, 10–18(–25) x 9–15(–25) mm, chartaceous, base obtuse, margins flat, veins 3 or 4(or 5), superficial or slightly sunken, apex obtuse, mucronulate, abaxial surfaces pale green, yellowish pilose-strigose, adaxial vivid light green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrous;

fall leaves red to intense red-purple.

on fertile shoots 30–60 mm with 4 leaves, 5–15(–25)-flowered, compact.

on fertile shoots 5–25 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1–3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

1–4 mm, densely long-silky hairy.

0.5–2(–3) mm, glabrescent.

(5–)7–8(–10) mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, densely long-silky hairy;

sepals: margins villous, borders purple, glabrous, apex cuspidate or acuminate, surfaces silky hairy;

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

stamens 16–21, filaments pink, distally white, anthers pink or purplish pink;

styles 2 or 3(or 4).

5–6 mm, open;

hypanthium cupulate, glabrescent;

sepals: margins villous, apex green and reddish purple, acuminate or acute, surfaces glabrous;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink, base red, margins pink;

stamens 10–12(–16), filaments red and pale crimson, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3.

orange-red, obovoid base rounded or obconic base cuneate, straight-sided, 8–12 × 6–9 mm, apex flat, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, often asymmetric with 2 sepals longer than others, tomentose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

orange-red, usually broadly obovoid, sometimes subglobose or obovoid, 5.7–6.8[–8] x 4.9–7.2[–8] mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, glabrous;

navel open;

style remnants 4/5 from base.

2 or 3(or 4).

2 or 3, distinct.

= 68 (Germany).