Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, sparsely hirsute proximally, stellate-hairy distally.

erect or ascending, glabrous or sparsely hairy, hairs both simple and stellate.

stipules persistent, linear to narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 × 2–3 mm;

petioles of proximal leaf blades 3 times as long as blade, reduced to 1/2 blade length distally, mid-stem petioles 2 times as long as blade, hairs simple;

distal blades usually round to reniform, deeply 5–7-lobed, lobes acutely 2-pinnatifid, 2–6 × 5–6 cm, base deeply cordate, margins irregularly toothed, apex rounded, obtuse, or acute, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy, hairs simple or stellate.

stipules persistent, lanceolate to ovate-triangular, 3–5(–8) × 3 mm;

petiole 1/2 to 1 1/2 times as long as blade, pubescent in adaxial groove, otherwise glabrous;

blade reniform to suborbiculate-cordate, unlobed or shallowly 3–7-lobed, sinuses to 1/2 to base, (2–)5–10(–14) × (2–)5–10(–14) cm, base cordate to ± truncate, lobes semicircular to oblong, margins crenate, apex rounded to wide-acute, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy, hairs simple or stellate.

axillary, flowers solitary or in fascicles, often appearing short-racemose or subumbellate terminally, long-stalked.

axillary, flowers solitary or in 2–4-flowered fascicles, long-stalked.

(0.5–)0.8–2.5 cm, to 10–35 cm in fruit, hairs simple;

involucellar bractlets distinct, not adnate to calyx, linear to narrowly oblanceolate or elliptic, 5 × 1–1.5 mm, to 7–8 mm in fruit, length 1/2 calyx, margins entire, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hirsute and long-ciliate.

1–2.5 cm, 1–4.5 cm in fruit, much longer than calyx, glabrous or sparsely stellate-hairy;

involucellar bractlets distinct, sometimes adnate to calyx in basal 1 mm, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic or narrowly obovate, reticulate-veined, (3–)4–5(–7) × 2.5–4 mm, shorter than calyx, margins entire, surfaces glabrous, sparsely ciliate.

calyx reticulate-veined, 6–8 mm, to 15 mm in fruit, outer surface hairy, hairs both simple and stellate;

petals bright pink to pale purple or white, 20–35 mm, length 2.5–3 times calyx;

staminal column 7–8(–10) mm, glabrate;

style 11–15-branched;

stigmas 11–15.

calyx reticulate-veined, 5–6 mm, to 10 mm in fruit, lobes incompletely enclosing mericarps, stellate-puberulent;

petals pink to purple or reddish purple with darker veins, usually drying blue, (12–)16–30(–45) mm, length 2 1/2–3(–4) times calyx;

staminal column 5 mm, minutely, retrorsely stellate-puberulent;

style 10–12-branched;

stigmas 10–12.

1.2–1.5 mm.

1.5–2.2 mm.

9–11 mm diam.;

mericarps 11–15, black, 1.5–2 mm, apical face and margins rounded, sides thin and papery, smooth, surfaces densely hirsute at least apically.

7 mm diam.;

mericarps 10–12, 2–2.5 mm, margins sharp, not winged, sides thin and papery, with radiating veins, surface strongly to obscurely reticulate-wrinkled, usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely hairy.

= 42.

= 42.