Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 0–3 mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic, sometimes ovate-elliptic, rarely obovate, (50–)70–124(–210) x (24–)30–55(–90) mm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate, obtuse, truncate, or auriculate, margins flat, not revolute, veins 8–11, deeply sunken, apex long-acuminate, sometimes acute on short shoots, abaxial surfaces light green, initially yellowish strigose, adaxial green, shiny, not glaucous, strongly wrinkled or bulging between lateral veins (bullate), initially sparsely pilose;

fall leaves intense butter yellow and reddish purple.

deciduous;

petiole 2–4 mm, pilose;

blade broadly elliptic, on vigorous shoots orbiculate, sometimes broadly obovate, concave, 10–18(–25) x 9–15(–25) mm, chartaceous, base obtuse, margins flat, veins 3 or 4(or 5), superficial or slightly sunken, apex obtuse, mucronulate, abaxial surfaces pale green, yellowish pilose-strigose, adaxial vivid light green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrous;

fall leaves red to intense red-purple.

on fertile shoots 60–120 mm with 4 leaves, 8–32-flowered, lax.

on fertile shoots 5–25 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1–3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

2–4 mm, pilose-strigose.

0.5–2(–3) mm, glabrescent.

(5–)7–9 mm, closed;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, shiny, sparsely pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces shiny, glabrous;

petals erect-incurved, pink, red, greenish pink, or maroon, margins pink;

stamens 20–23, filaments pink, white distally, anthers white;

styles (4 or)5.

5–6 mm, open;

hypanthium cupulate, glabrescent;

sepals: margins villous, apex green and reddish purple, acuminate or acute, surfaces glabrous;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink, base red, margins pink;

stamens 10–12(–16), filaments red and pale crimson, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3.

bright to dark red, obovoid, broadly obovoid, or obconic, rarely globose or depressed-globose, 8–12.4 × 7–11.3 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, glabrous;

navel closed;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

orange-red, usually broadly obovoid, sometimes subglobose or obovoid, 5.7–6.8[–8] x 4.9–7.2[–8] mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, glabrous;

navel open;

style remnants 4/5 from base.

(4 or)5.

2 or 3, distinct.