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 2–3(–4) mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic or obovate, sometimes broadly elliptic, broadly ovate, or suborbiculate, 8–28 × 9–23 mm, chartaceous, base rounded, margins flat, veins 3–5, superficial, apex obtuse or acute and mucronulate, abaxial surfaces pale green, initially densely pilose-strigose, adaxial initially reddish, soon bright green, dull to slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrous;

fall leaves turning bright red and gold.

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

on fertile shoots 15–30 mm with 3–4(–5) leaves, 1–3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

1–4 mm, densely strigose.

2–4 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.

6–7 mm, open;

hypanthium widely cupulate, sparsely pilose;

sepals: margins tomentose, apex obtuse, acute, or apiculate, surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals erect-incurved, pink-tinged with purple-maroon or pink-red, base drying to purple-black, margins white, glabrous;

stamens 10–14(or 15), filaments pink, sometimes red-purple, distally dark pink, anthers pink or white, margins pale crimson, drying to dark red;

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.

purple-black, ellipsoid or obovoid to globose, (7–)8–9.5 × 6.5–8 mm, shiny, slightly glaucous, sparsely pilose to glabrate;

sepals erect or suberect, sparsely pilose;

navel open;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

(2 or)3–5.

2(or 3).

= 68 (Germany).

= 68 (Germany).