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, tomentose, stipitate-glandular;

blade roundish to broadly triangular, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, 1–3 cm, base truncate to cuneate, surfaces pubescent, with long-stalked glands, or glabrous, lobes oblong, margins with rounded teeth, apex rounded.

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

pendent, solitary flowers, 2–3 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, 2–3 mm, tomentose, stipitate-glandular;

bracts lanceolate, 1 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 green, tubular, 6–8 mm, pubescent;

sepals not overlapping, spreading, orange, orangish, or purplish, oblong-rounded, 6–16 mm;

petals nearly connivent, erect, pale orange, oval to oblong, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 4–6 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens shorter than petals;

filaments linear, 4 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oval to oblong, 1–1.3 mm, apex raised, notched;

ovary densely bristly;

styles connate nearly to stigma, 6–8 mm, glabrous.

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

palatable, dark purple, globose, 10–15 mm, densely spiny.

= 16.