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, villous, pubescent, or glabrous;

blade round-ovate, 3–5-lobed, cleft less than 1/2 to midrib, 2.5–3.5 cm, base shallowly cordate, surfaces sparsely pubescent, with nonglandular and stipitate-glandular hairs on veins and margins, lobes cuneate-rounded, margins with 2–5 rounded teeth, apex rounded to broadly acute.

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

pendent, solitary flowers or 2–3-flowered racemes, 2–3 cm, axis pubescent, 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, 2–3 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular;

bracts broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, pubescent, 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 green or tinged with purple, campanulate (± as long as wide), 2–4 mm, pubescent;

sepals not overlapping, strongly reflexed, purple or rust-red, long-triangular, 10–15 mm;

petals connivent, erect, bright yellow, oblong-deltate-spatulate, strongly concave abaxially, 5–6 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens nearly 2.5 times as long as petals;

filaments linear, 10–15 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oval, 1–2 mm, apex rounded;

ovary villous with weak, glandless bristles;

styles connate nearly to stigmas, 10–15 mm, glabrous.

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

palatability not known, dark red, oblong, 10–20 mm, prickles nonglandular, hairs sparse, appressed.

= 16.