Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 4–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, sometimes broadly elliptic, 15–35(–39) x 10–19(–26) mm, mid-coriaceous, base cuneate, margins flat, veins 4–6, usually superficial, sometimes slightly sunken, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces whitish tomentose, adaxial green to blue-green, dull, not glaucous, usually flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

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.

on fertile shoots 20–45 mm, usually with 4 leaves, (3–)5–15(–25)-flowered, compact.

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

1–5 mm, tomentose.

3–8 mm, sometimes sparsely villous.

[7–]8.5–10 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium funnelform or cupulate, silky-tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, borders white, narrow, membranous, apex red, cuspidate, sometimes acute or obtuse, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens 16–20, filaments white, anthers dark pink-purple to purple;

styles (1 or)2.

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.

red, globose, depressed-globose, subglobose, or broadly obovoid, 5–9.2 × 5.5–9.5 mm, shiny, not glaucous, villous;

sepals suberect, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

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.

(1 or)2.

2–4.

= 68 (Germany).

= 48–52, 68 (Russia).