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 1–4 cm, glandular-pubescent;

blade round-ovate, 3–5-lobed, cleft less than 1/2 to midrib, 1.5–2.5 cm, base shallowly cordate, surfaces paler and usually pubescent and glandular abaxially, sparsely pubescent adaxially, lobes rounded, shallowly cleft, margins crenate-dentate, apex rounded.

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

pendent, solitary flowers or 2-flowered racemes, 4–6 cm, axis stipitate-glandular.

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

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

not jointed, 3–4 mm, densely stipitate-glandular;

bracts broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, stipitate-glandular.

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 greenish with strong reddish tinge abaxially, narrowly campanulate, 3.5–5.5 mm, sparsely pilose;

sepals not overlapping, reflexed, bright red, narrowly oblong, 10–13 mm;

petals connivent, erect, white or pinkish, broadly flabelliform but usually inrolled on edges, 4–5(–7) mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens 2 times as long as petals;

filaments linear, 8–14 mm, glabrous;

anthers purple or red, oval, 1.2–2 mm, apex rounded;

ovary glandular;

styles connate 2/5–3/5 their lengths, 8–14 mm, glabrous.

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

palatable, reddish brown, globose-ellipsoid, 10–15(–20) mm, coarsely setose-glandular, not prickly.

= 16.