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.

4–15 × 2–4 cm;

blade ovate to lanceolate, rounded to subcordate basally, abaxial surface veins and margins pubescent, hairs scattered, flattened, apex sharply acuminate, with (3–)5 prominent veins.

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(–4);

perianth broadly campanulate;

tepals creamy white spotted with purple, ovate-lanceolate, abruptly narrowly clawed basally, 15–25 mm, apex acuminate;

stamens exserted;

filaments filiform, 15–20 mm;

anthers 3–6 mm;

ovary obconic to obpyriform, becoming 3-lobed after anthesis, papillose with ascending, stellate glandular hairs, ovules 2–4 per locule, horizontal;

style 1.4–2.3 cm, glabrous;

stigma 3-lobed.

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

pale straw-colored, 3-lobed, 6–10-seeded, 10–15 mm, papillose with stellate hairs arising from papillae;

lobes subglobose.

5–6 mm.

4 mm.

= 18.

= 12.