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 0.3–0.6 cm, pubescent;

blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, 1–2 cm, base broadly truncate to cordate, surfaces glandular-puberulent, lobes somewhat cuneate, blunt, margins few-toothed, apex blunt.

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

erect, 2–4-flowered racemes, 1.5–2 cm, axis villous and pubescent, 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, 0.1–0.5 mm, villous;

bracts broadly ovate, 1–2 mm, pubescent.

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 yellowish green, narrowly tubular, 4–5 mm, pubescent;

sepals not overlapping, reflexed, becoming erect, yellow, narrowly oblong, 2 mm;

petals connate, erect, yellow, obovate-cuneate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1–2 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens as long as petals;

filaments linear, 0.5–1 mm, glabrous;

anthers yellow, oval, 0.5–1 mm, apex blunt;

ovary glabrous or with sparse hairs;

styles completely connate, 6–7 mm, glabrous.

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

palatability not known, red, globose, 6–7 mm, glabrous.

= 16.