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.

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

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

5–12 mm, sparsely pilose.

1–3 mm, strigose-pilose.

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.

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].

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.

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.

2 or 3.

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

= 68 (Germany).

= 68 (England).