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.

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

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

1–4 mm, densely strigose.

0.5–2(–3) mm, glabrescent.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(2 or)3–5.

2 or 3, distinct.

= 68 (Germany).