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.

persistent;

petiole 3–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, 35–77 × 15–35 mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 5–9, ± superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces gray-tomentose, adaxial green, dull, slightly glaucous, flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 30–60 mm, usually with 3 leaves, 15–40-flowered, compact.

1–4 mm, densely long-silky hairy.

1–5 mm, tomentose.

(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).

6–6.5(–9) mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate, acute or obtuse, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, creamy white, glabrous;

stamens 15–17(–20), filaments white, anthers pink-purple to dark purple;

styles [1 or]2.

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.

red [rarely maroon], globose, 6–7 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

2 or 3(or 4).

[1 or]2.

= 68 (Germany).