Flora of North America species comparison

sparingly branched.

sparingly branched.

3–9(–14) × 1.5–5 cm;

blade ovate to lanceolate, rounded to obliquely subcordate, adaxial surface glabrate or sparsely pubescent, abaxial surface scabrous or puberulent especially on veins, margins minutely pubescent to scabrous, hairs pointed sharply forward, apex long-acuminate to acute.

5–15 × 2–5 cm;

blade ovate to oblanceolate, rounded basally, adaxial surface glabrate or veins moderately pubescent, abaxial surface lanulose, densely so on veins, margins short-pubescent, hairs uniform, pointed sharply forward, apex narrowly acuminate.

2–3(–4);

perianth turbinate, narrowed basally;

tepals spreading, dull or creamy white to greenish white, oblanceolate, 8–18 mm, apex short-acuminate;

stamens included or exserted, 8–15 mm;

filaments filiform, 6–15 mm;

anthers 3–5 mm, glabrous or minutely sharp-bristled;

ovary ellipsoid, glabrous or somewhat pubescent, ovules 2 per locule, pendulous;

styles glabrous or basal 1/2 pubescent;

stigma not lobed or rarely weakly 3-lobed.

1–3;

perianth turbinate, narrowed basally;

tepals spreading, greenish white to greenish yellow, linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptic, 15–22 mm, apex long-acuminate;

stamens included, 8–15 mm;

filaments narrowly dilated basally, 6–12 mm;

anthers 2–4 mm, glabrous;

ovary narrowly ellipsoid, glabrous, ovules 2 per locule, pendulous;

style stout, 8–12 mm, glabrous;

stigma weakly 3-lobed.

bright red, 4(–6)-seeded, ovoid to obovoid, beaked with persistent style bases, 8–16 mm.

bright red, 1–2(–4)-seeded, globose, 10–15 mm, glabrous.

5–6 mm.

5–6 mm.

= 18.

= 18.