Flora of North America species comparison

usually in whorls of 3, rarely alternate or opposite;

petiole 6–16 mm, usually puberulent;

blade oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5–8 × 0.5–2.5 cm, margins usually plane, apex obtuse to acute, usually apiculate, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulent, sometimes stipitate-glandular, adaxial lightly puberulent (hairs white, to 0.1 mm), sometimes glabrescent, midrib puberulent.

alternate or opposite;

petiole absent or 0.1–2 mm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade ovate or oval to narrowly lanceolate, (0.4–)0.6–1.2(–1.4) × (0.2–)0.3–0.6 cm, margins somewhat revolute, apex obtuse, abaxial surface tomentulose, adaxial glabrous or sparsely puberulent toward base.

axillary near distal end, corymbiform racemes, 4–12-flowered.

terminal, corymbiform racemes or umbels, (3–)6–8(–18)-flowered.

5–20 mm.

5–11 mm.

sepals usually green, sometimes reddish apically or throughout, ovate, 2–2.8 mm, apex usually acuminate, surfaces puberulent;

petals connate nearly their entire lengths, usually reddish purple to pink, rarely white or bluish pink, usually deeper colored near anther pockets and with ring of red to purple spots just proximal to pockets, 7.5–9.5 × 6–13 mm, abaxial surface puberulent, adaxial glabrous, puberulent toward base;

filaments 2.5–3.5 mm;

style 3.5–4.5 mm.

sepals green, lanceolate, 1–1.2 mm, apex acute, surfaces glabrous, margins ciliate;

petals (spreading), distinct nearly their entire lengths, white or light pink, 3–4 × 2–3.5 mm, glabrous;

filaments 3–5 mm; (ovary stipitate-glandular);

style 3–4 mm.

5-locular, 2–3.5 × 3–5 mm, puberulent, stipitate-glandular.

2–3(–5)-locular, (persistent style forming beak on each locule), 2.5–4 × 2.5–3 mm, glabrous.

winged, obovoid, 0.6–1 mm.

not winged, oblong to ovoid, 0.4–0.5 mm.

= 24.