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.

persistent;

petiole 3–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, 35–77 × 15–35 mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 5–9, ± superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces gray-tomentose, adaxial green, dull, slightly glaucous, flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 30–60 mm, usually with 3 leaves, 15–40-flowered, compact.

2–4 mm, pilose-strigose.

1–5 mm, tomentose.

(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.

6–6.5(–9) mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate, acute or obtuse, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, creamy white, glabrous;

stamens 15–17(–20), filaments white, anthers pink-purple to dark purple;

styles [1 or]2.

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.

red [rarely maroon], globose, 6–7 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

(4 or)5.

[1 or]2.