Flora of North America species comparison

erect, arching, long;

branches distichous, grayish maroon, initially densely strigose.

deciduous;

petiole 4–7 mm, tomentose-villous;

blade elliptic to ovate, 33–45 × 20–32 mm, chartaceous, base rounded, margins flat, veins 5–7, superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces densely silvery-pilose-villous, adaxial green to dark green, dull to slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, rugose, sparsely pilose;

fall leaves lacking notable color.

deciduous (sometimes tardily so on vigorous shoots);

petiole 1–4 mm, strigose;

blade ovate or elliptic, (25–)30–50(–61) x 12–32 mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or rounded, margins flat, veins 3–5, deeply sunken, apex acuminate or acute, abaxial surfaces grayish green, villose-strigose or sparsely to moderately gray-tomentose, adaxial green to dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat or faintly bulging between lateral veins, pilose-strigose;

fall leaves yellow to orange.

on fertile shoots 25–30 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 5–13-flowered, pendent, lax.

on fertile shoots 25–40 mm with (3 or)4 leaves, 3–7(–9)-flowered, compact.

3–8 mm, sometimes sparsely villous.

1–4 mm, densely strigose.

erect, 6–7 mm, open;

hypanthium cupulate, dark reddish brown, glabrous;

sepals: margins erose, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces glabrous, often apically villous;

petals erect, greenish white with pink, red, base slightly darkened, margins white, glabrous;

stamens 20(–22), filaments white, anthers white;

styles 2–4.

erect or ascending, [5–]6–8 mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, strigose;

sepals: margins villous, borders reddish brown, glabrous, apex acuminate or cuspidate, surfaces strigose;

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

stamens 20 or 21, filaments pink or pale pink, whitish distally, anthers white;

styles (2 or)3–5.

purple-black, obovoid or globose, 7–9 × 7–9 mm, dull, glaucous with blue tinge, glabrous;

sepals suberect, glabrous or apically villous;

navel open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

spreading or pendent, bright red, broadly obovoid or subglobose, rarely oblong-obovoid, 6.3–10.4 × 5.8–9.1 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely strigose;

sepals flat or suberect, strigose;

navel closed;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

2–4.

(2 or)3–5.

= 48–52, 68 (Russia).

= 68 (Germany).