Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to erect;

bark ± smooth to vertically furrowed, shredding;

twigs with straw-colored to ferruginous, multicellular, broad-rimmed, peltate scales and unicellular-hairy.

bark smooth to vertically furrowed, shredding;

twigs glabrous.

persistent;

petiole with broad-rimmed, glandular-peltate scales;

blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, ovate, or obovate, 0.4–2(–2.5) × 0.2–0.7(–0.9) cm, coriaceous, margins entire, plane to revolute, with broad-rimmed scales, apex obtuse to rounded or mucronate, surfaces with conspicuous, straw-colored or golden to ferruginous, broad-rimmed, glandular-peltate scales and unicellular-hairy abaxially.

deciduous;

petiole usually multicellular eglandular-hairy and unicellular-hairy;

blade ovate to obovate, 3–11(–15.2) × 1–4(–5) cm, thin, membranous to chartaceous, margins entire, plane, ciliate, eglandular-hairy, apex acute to obtuse, often mucronate, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial surface glabrous or, rarely, sparsely scattered eglandular-hairy.

fasciculate racemes, 3–6-flowered;

bracts similar to bud scales.

4–7-flowered;

bracts similar to bud scales.

2.5–14 mm, with ferruginous scales and often unicellular-hairy.

5–12 mm, eglandular-hairy.

opening before development of leaves, erect to horizontal, fragrant;

calyx lobes 0.5–2 mm, with ferruginous scales and unicellular-hairy, margins ciliate, unicellular and multicellular eglandular-hairy;

corolla rose to purple, sometimes white, without blotch, broadly funnelform, (6.5–)7.5–14(–15) mm, glabrous on outer surface, petals connate (for 3/4+ their lengths), lobes 4.5–8.5 mm, tube gradually expanding into lobes, 1.5–6.5 mm;

stamens 5–10, slightly exserted, ± unequal, 7–13 mm;

filaments glabrous or proximally unicellular-hairy.

opening after development of leaves, erect to horizontal, not fragrant;

calyx lobes 1–3(–4) mm, glabrous or sparsely unicellular-hairy, margins eglandular-hairy;

corolla red to orange-red or orange, with indistinct darker blotch on upper lobe, funnelform, 36–53 mm, glabrous or very sparsely long stipitate-glandular-hairy, sometimes also sparsely unicellular-hairy on outer surface, petals connate, lobes 11–22 mm, tube abruptly expanded into lobes, 23–35 mm (± equaling or much longer than lobes);

stamens 5, much exserted, ± unequal, 64–84 mm.

borne on erect pedicels, 4–7 × 2–3 mm, with ferruginous, peltate scales and unicellular-hairy.

borne on erect pedicels, 15–22 × 4.5–7 mm, densely, stiffly eglandular-hairy and sparsely unicellular-hairy.

without distinct tails;

testa closely appressed.

without distinct tails, flattened portion of testa well developed at each end;

testa expanded, dorsiventrally flattened, ± loose.

bud scales ferruginous-lepidote, sometimes also unicellular-hairy abaxially, margins ± ciliate, unicellular and multicellular, elongate eglandular-hairy.

bud scales glabrous abaxially, margins unicellular-ciliate.

= 26, 52.

= 26.