Flora of North America species comparison

opposite;

petiole 0.1–3 mm, glabrous or puberulent (base ciliate);

blade usually oblong to linear, sometimes oval, 1.5–4.5 × 0.3–1.5 cm, margins usually revolute, apex obtuse to acute, abaxial surface puberulent, adaxial glabrate with puberulent bands on either side of midrib, midribs on both surfaces covered with purple, clavate trichomes.

alternate;

petiole 0.1–1 mm, hirsute-puberulent;

blade elliptic to ovate, 0.5–1.4 × 0.1–0.8 cm, margins slightly revolute, apex acute, rounded-apiculate, surfaces usually puberulent, hispid, and stipitate-glandular, rarely glabrous.

solitary flowers or terminal, corymbiform racemes, 3–8(–17)-flowered.

axillary, scattered along stem, usually solitary flowers, sometimes fascicles or compact racemes, 2–5-flowered.

15–30 mm.

10–15 mm.

sepals pale, translucent, white to light pink, ovate, 2.9–4 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous, margins ciliate;

petals connate their entire lengths, usually rose-purple or pink, rarely white, 9–11 × 12–18 mm, glabrous except puberulent near base abaxially;

filaments 4–5 mm;

style 4.5–7 mm.

sepals tardily deciduous, green, lanceolate, 3–8 mm, apex acute, surfaces puberulent, hispid, stipitate-glandular;

petals connate their entire lengths, pink (rarely white), red near anther pockets, with ring of red spots proximal to pockets, 8–10 × 10–15 mm, usually sparsely hirsute and stipitate-glandular on keels abaxially, puberulent at base adaxially;

filaments 3–4 mm;

style 5–7.5 mm.

5-locular, 4–6 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

5-locular, 2–3.5 × 2–4 mm, sparsely stipitate-glandular.

winged, oblong, 1.5–2.2 mm.

not winged, ovoid, 0.2–0.5 mm.

= 48.

= 24.