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 3–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, 35–77 × 15–35 mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 5–9, ± superficial, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces gray-tomentose, adaxial 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 30–60 mm, usually with 3 leaves, 15–40-flowered, compact.

3–5 mm, densely pilose-strigose.

1–5 mm, 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.

6–6.5(–9) mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate, acute or obtuse, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, creamy white, glabrous;

stamens 15–17(–20), filaments white, anthers pink-purple to dark 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 [rarely maroon], globose, 6–7 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

1 or 2.

[1 or]2.