Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 4–8 mm, strigose;

blade elliptic or ovate, sometimes obovate, 28–50(–65) x 17–32(–40) mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or rounded, margins flat, not revolute, veins 3–5, sunken, apex short-acuminate or acute, abaxial surfaces green, sparsely pilose-strigose, adaxial dark green, intensely shiny, not glaucous, flat or scarcely bulging between lateral veins, slightly rugose, initially sparsely strigose;

fall leaves intense dark red, yellow, or orange.

usually semipersistent (persisting to April if sheltered), sometimes deciduous;

petiole 4–10 mm, densely villose-strigose;

blade elliptic, (25–)50–127 × 13–49[–62 in cultivation] mm, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 7 or 8, superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces pale gray-green, initially villous, later glabrate, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, sometimes becoming slightly rugose, glabrate;

fall leaves pale yellowish green.

on fertile shoots 25–50 mm with 4 or 5 leaves, 2–6(–15)-flowered, lax.

on fertile shoots 40–70 mm with 2 or 3 leaves, 5–34-flowered, lax.

5–12 mm, sparsely pilose.

1–8 mm, sparsely villose-strigose.

5.5–8 mm, largely open;

hypanthium cupulate, base sparsely pilose, glabrescent;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces glabrous;

petals erect, pinkish white, sometimes green-tinged, base dark pink or reddish;

stamens 18–20, filaments pink, base dark pink, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3.

8–12.5 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, densely villous;

sepals: margins maroon, tomentose, apex acute, surfaces densely villous;

petals spreading, white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens 18–20, filaments white, anthers red-purple or dark red-purple;

styles (1 or)2.

black, broadly obovoid to obovoid, rarely ellipsoid or globose, (8–)9.5–12.1 x (7.5–)8.7–11.8 mm, shiny, glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, margins villous, sparsely pilose;

navel open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

red, often tinged with pink, green, brown, or purple, obovoid, rarely subglobose, 8.5–12.8 × 8–12 mm, dull, slightly glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals flat, margins tomentose, densely villous;

navel slightly open;

style remnants near apex.

2 or 3.

[1 or]2.

= 68 (Germany).