Flora of North America species comparison

petiole 1–3 cm, pilose with glandular and eglandular hairs, some plumose hairs at base;

blade roundish to nearly reniform, 3- (or 5-)lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, proximal segments again shallowly cleft into 2 unequal lobes, 2–3.5 cm, base rounded to cordate, surfaces pubescent abaxially, subglabrous or finely pubescent adaxially, lobes cuneate, margins prominently crenate-serrate, apex rounded.

petiole 1–2.5 cm, pilose and with long-stalked glands, proximal hairs plumose;

blade roundish, 3-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, 1–3 cm, base broadly cuneate, surfaces with pilose hairs and punctate glands abaxially, pilose, glandular adaxially, lobes rounded, parallel-sided, margins toothed, apex rounded.

pendent, solitary flowers or 2–4-flowered racemes, 2–4 cm, axis glabrous or pilose, flowers evenly spaced.

spreading, solitary flowers or 2–4-flowered racemes, 3–6 cm, axis glandular or short stipitate-glandular and sparsely lanate to sparsely pilose, sometimes nearly glabrous, flowers evenly spaced.

not jointed, 3–12 mm, glabrous or pilose;

bracts oval, 1–2 mm, glabrous or ciliate with stiff hairs and glands.

not jointed, 6–16 mm, glabrous or sparsely lanate or pilose, glandular or eglandular;

bracts lanceolate, 2–2.5 mm, ciliate, with some glandular hairs on margins.

hypanthium greenish or purplish, obconic, 1.5–3.5 mm, glabrous or copiously pubescent;

sepals not overlapping, spreading-reflexed, red or reddish or purplish green, narrowly oblong-deltate, 3.4–6 mm;

petals distally nearly connivent to overlapping, erect, white or pink to red, cuneate-lunate to obovate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1.2–3 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens 2.5–3.5 times as long as petals;

filaments linear, 3.5–7 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oval, 1 mm, apex rounded;

ovary glabrous;

styles connate ca. 1/2 their lengths, 5–11 mm, copiously pilose-villous in proximal 3/4.

hypanthium white, broadly campanulate, 1–2 mm, scattered-hairy to subvillous;

sepals not overlapping, spreading, white, oblanceolate, 7.5–9 mm;

petals connivent, erect, white, rhombic, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1.2–2 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens 4–5 times longer than petals;

filaments slightly expanded to base, 6–7.5 mm, pilose;

anthers cream, oblong-oval, 0.7–0.8 mm, apex rounded;

ovary pilose, sessile- and short stipitate-glandular;

styles connate 3/4 their lengths, 8–11 mm, copiously pilose-villous to above midlength.

palatable, purplish black, subglobose, 6–12 mm, glabrous.

palatability not known, greenish to reddish purple, globose, 7–12 mm, glabrous or hairy and glandular.

= 16.