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 2–3(–4) mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic or obovate, sometimes broadly elliptic, broadly ovate, or suborbiculate, 8–28 × 9–23 mm, chartaceous, base rounded, margins flat, veins 3–5, superficial, apex obtuse or acute and mucronulate, abaxial surfaces pale green, initially densely pilose-strigose, adaxial initially reddish, soon bright green, dull to slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrous;

fall leaves turning bright red and gold.

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

on fertile shoots 15–30 mm with 3–4(–5) leaves, 1–3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

1–4 mm, densely long-silky hairy.

2–4 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).

6–7 mm, open;

hypanthium widely cupulate, sparsely pilose;

sepals: margins tomentose, apex obtuse, acute, or apiculate, surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals erect-incurved, pink-tinged with purple-maroon or pink-red, base drying to purple-black, margins white, glabrous;

stamens 10–14(or 15), filaments pink, sometimes red-purple, distally dark pink, anthers pink or white, margins pale crimson, drying to dark red;

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.

purple-black, ellipsoid or obovoid to globose, (7–)8–9.5 × 6.5–8 mm, shiny, slightly glaucous, sparsely pilose to glabrate;

sepals erect or suberect, sparsely pilose;

navel open;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

2 or 3(or 4).

2(or 3).

= 68 (Germany).

= 68 (Germany).