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, rarely semipersistent (in harsh winters);

petiole 5–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, sometimes ovate, 25–46 × 11–28 mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate, margins flat, veins 4–7, superficial, rarely faintly sunken, apex acute, abaxial surfaces initially whitish tomentose, becoming glabrate, adaxial green to dark green, dull, slightly glaucous, flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 40–70 mm with 4 leaves, 7–25-flowered, compact to ± lax.

3–5 mm, densely pilose-strigose.

1–7 mm, silky tomentose.

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–)10–11 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium funnelform, silky tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate or acuminate, surfaces silky tomentose;

petals spreading, white, rarely with hair tuft;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers reddish purple;

styles (1 or)2.

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.

red to dark red, globose or subglobose, 6–8 × 6–8 mm, dull or slightly shiny, slightly glaucous, glabrescent;

sepals flat, depressed, or incurved, densely villous;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

1 or 2.

(1 or)2.

= 51 (Germany).