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 0.5–1.5 cm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular;

blade round-ovate, 3–5-lobed, cleft nearly 1/3 to midrib, 1–3.5 cm, base shallowly cordate, surfaces villous, stipitate-glandular, lobes cuneate-rounded, margins with 2–5 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 or 2–3-flowered racemes, 3.5–4.5 cm, axis stipitate-glandular and pilose.

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

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

not jointed, 5–10 mm, pilose, stipitate-glandular;

bracts lanceolate, 1–2 mm, pilose, 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, conic to campanulate, 3–4 mm, sericeous;

sepals not overlapping, strongly reflexed, greenish red, long-triangular, 6–8 mm;

petals connivent, erect, white, oblong-deltate-spatulate, strongly concave abaxially, 4–6 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens 2 times as long as petals;

filaments linear, 1–1.3 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oblong, 1.5–1.8 mm, apex blunt or rounded;

ovary pubescent, copiously glandular-bristly;

styles connate 3/4 their lengths, 15 mm, glabrous.

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

palatability not known, purple, globose, 15–25 mm, glandular-bristly.

= 16.