Flora of North America species comparison

stellate hairs of younger stems dense, appressed, 4-armed, arms approximate in pairs, aligned with stem axis, lines of fine, curved hairs absent or obscured;

older growth grayish, rough, glabrescent.

older twigs yellowish brown, glabrescent, line of fine hairs obscured by other pubescence or absent.

stipules linear-subulate, 3–10 mm;

petiole primarily in distal 1/2, sometimes themselves shallowly pinnately lobed, surfaces scabridulous, hairs appressed-stellate, obscure nectary present abaxially on midvein near base.

stipules narrowly triangular to subulate, 1–3 mm;

petiole to 1/2 as long as blade, adaxial fine, curved hairs absent or obscured by other pubescence;

blade oblong or broadly to narrowly ovate (often folded in pressed specimens), usually unlobed, rarely shallowly 3-angulate-lobate, mostly 1.2–3 × 1–2.5 cm, base cuneate to rounded or truncate, margins irregularly and coarsely dentate or dentate-crenate, apex broadly acute to truncate, surfaces stellate-tomentose, ± obscured nectary present abaxially on midvein near base.

solitary flowers in axils of distal leaves.

solitary flowers in axils of distal leaves.

jointed below apices, to 17 cm, usually much exceeding subtending leaves;

involucellar bractlets 8–14, linear-subulate, 1–2 cm, margins ciliate.

obscurely joined below apex, 0.5–2 cm, equaling or exceeding subtending petioles;

involucellar bractlets 7–10, often absent, narrowly triangular to subulate, to 0.6 cm, margins not ciliate.

erect or ascending;

calyx divided 3/4+ length, funnelform, 1.4–2.2 cm, equaling or slightly exceeding involucel, lobes narrowly lanceolate-triangular, margins ciliate, apices attenuate, nectaries absent;

corolla rotate, petals yellow to cream, usually with dark to obscure maroon lines basally, asymmetrically obovate to broadly obovate, 1.6–4 × 1–3.5 cm, margins ± entire, sparingly hairy abaxially where exposed in bud;

staminal column straight, yellow or cream, 0.6–1.4 cm, bearing filaments throughout, free portion of filaments not secund, 1–3 mm;

pollen yellow-orange;

styles cream, 1.5–5 mm;

stigmas maroon or cream.

ascending to erect;

calyx divided 2/3–4/5 length, funnelform, 0.7–1.6 cm, lobes narrowly triangular-ovate, apices acuminate, nectaries absent;

corolla rotate, petals pale purple or pink to nearly white, with maroon spot or lines basally, asymmetrically obovate, 1.3–3 × 0.9–2 cm, margins ± entire, finely hairy abaxially where exposed in bud;

staminal column straight, pink, 0.4–1.1 cm, bearing filaments throughout, free portion of filaments not secund, 1–3 mm;

pollen dark orange;

styles pale pink, 1.5–4 mm;

stigmas pale pink to maroon.

pale olivaceous gray with darker median stripe on each valve, ovoid or ellipsoid, 0.7–1.7 cm, to 2/3 calyces, apex rounded, hairy near apex or glabrous throughout.

dull yellow-green with darker medial stripe on each valve, drying straw-colored, ovoid to subglobose, 0.6–1 cm, shorter than calyces, apex apiculate, glabrous or with minute hairs near apex and on sutures.

dark brown, angulately reniform-ovoid, 2.4–3 mm, silky-hairy ± throughout.

dark brown, angulately reniform-ovoid, 2.2–3 mm, whitish, silky-hairy ± throughout, hairs 3–4 mm.

= 22 (Mexico: Durango).