Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 4–6 mm, densely pilose-strigose;

blade on sterile shoots elliptic, (35–)50–80(–103) x (13–)17–37(–42) mm, chartaceous, margins flat, base cuneate, veins 6–10, superficial or lightly sunken, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces color not recorded, villose-strigose, adaxial brownish green, soon green, dull, coating not recorded, flat between lateral veins, glabrate;

fall leaves yellow.

persistent;

petiole 1–4 mm, strigose;

blade obovate to broadly obovate, rarely suborbiculate, 5–14 × 3–9 mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margins slightly revolute, veins 2 or 3, superficial, apex obtuse, sometimes emarginate, abaxial surfaces grayish, reticulate, initially densely strigose-villous, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, sometimes lightly rugose, glabrescent.

on fertile shoots 40–50 mm with 2–4 leaves, 10–25-flowered, lax.

on fertile shoots 8–15 mm, usually with 4 leaves, 1(–3)-flowered.

3–5 mm, densely pilose-strigose.

3–5 mm, strigose.

10–12 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, villose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces sparsely villous;

petals spreading, white, with large hair tuft;

stamens (16–)20, filaments white, anthers black, styles 1 or 2.

7–10 mm diam.;

buds pinkish;

hypanthium cupulate, strigose or pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces initially sparsely pilose-strigose;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens (15–)20, filaments white, anthers dark purple;

styles 2(or 3).

maroon to purple-black, obovoid to elliptic-obovoid, 9–12 × 9–10 mm, slightly shiny, glaucous, sometimes sparsely villous;

sepals flat, margins glabrous, sparsely villous;

navel slightly open;

style remnants 9/10 from base.

bright red to crimson, subglobose, 7–9 × 8–10 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals suberect, sparsely strigose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants at apex on small projection.

1 or 2.

2(or 3).

= 68 (Germany).