Flora of North America species comparison

erect, arching, long;

branches distichous, grayish maroon, initially densely strigose.

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.

persistent;

petiole often red, 1–3 mm, strigose;

blade elliptic, 10–27 × 4–12 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margins revolute, veins 4–7, superficial, apex obtuse or acute, rarely emarginate, abaxial surfaces gray-green, initially strigose-villous, midrib often red, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely long-haired pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 8–40 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1 or 2(–6)-flowered, compact.

1–4 mm, densely strigose.

1–3.5 mm, initially sparsely pilose.

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.

12–13 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, initially sparsely pilose;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces villous;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens 15–20, filaments white, anthers dark red-purple;

styles 2–4(or 5).

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.

red-orange to scarlet, obovoid to subglobose, [4–]7–11 × 7–10 mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous or sparsely villous;

sepals depressed to slightly ascending, glabrous or sparsely villous;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

(2 or)3–5.

2–4(or 5) (always some with more than 2).

= 68 (Germany).

= 34 (Germany).