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 0.8–2 cm, glabrous or short-pilose;

blade obovate to rotund, 3-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, 1.5–5 cm, base widely cuneate to truncate, surfaces glabrous or puberulent, lobes oblong, margins with rounded teeth, apex 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, 3–5 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely 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, 4–7 mm, glabrous;

bracts ovate, 1.5–2 mm, glabrous or with few short glands.

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-campanulate to narrowly tubular, 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous;

sepals not overlapping, reflexed, green suffused with red, oblanceolate, 3.5–5 mm;

petals not connivent, erect, cream with green or reddish tint, spatulate-obovate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 2–2.5 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens 2.5–4 times longer than petals;

filaments linear, 6–8 mm, pilose;

anthers cream, oblong-oval, 1 mm, apex rounded;

ovary glabrous;

styles connate to middle, 6–8 mm, villous in proximal 1/2.

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

palatable, pale purple, globose, 7–12 mm, glabrous.

= 16.