Flora of North America species comparison

petiole (0.1–)0.7–2(–4) cm, crisped-puberulent;

blade orbiculate or reniform-orbiculate, 3–5(–7)-lobed, cleft nearly to midrib, 0.5–1.6(–2.7) cm, base subcordate or truncate, surfaces usually glabrous, sometimes puberulent, rarely glandular-pubescent, lobes oblong to cuneate, margins with acute teeth, sometimes revolute, apex rounded.

petiole 0.5–2.5 cm, with long, glandular hairs at base;

blade roundish to pentangular, 3–5-lobed, cleft less than 1/4 to midrib, 1–4 cm, base cordate, surfaces white-tomentose abaxially, hairy and stipitate-glandular adaxially, lobes deltate, margins crenate, apex obtuse.

pendent, solitary flowers or 2(–4)-flowered racemes, 1.5–2.5 cm, axis puberulent, flowers evenly spaced.

spreading, 10–25-flowered racemes, 2–5 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, flowers evenly spaced.

not jointed, 0.5–1 mm, puberulent;

bracts lanceolate, 0.5–4 mm, (with 2 smaller bractlets immediately proximal to each flower), puberulent.

jointed, 1–2 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular;

bracts narrowly lanceolate, 2–4 mm, crisped-puberulent, stipitate-glandular.

hypanthium greenish white to white, tubular, (2.3–)4–6 mm, softly hispid abaxially, glabrous adaxially;

sepals not overlapping, spreading, greenish white to white, lanceolate, (2.5–)3.5–7 mm;

petals nearly connivent, erect, cream with red margins, whitish or pinkish, oblanceolate to spatulate-obovate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 2–4.4 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens nearly as long as petals;

filaments linear, 1.3–3 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream to violet, oval, 0.5–1.6 mm, apex with cup-shaped depression;

ovary pubescence not bristly, hairs soft;

styles connate nearly to stigmas, 0.7–1 mm, glabrous.

hypanthium greenish white, narrowly tubular-urceolate, 2.5–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular;

sepals not overlapping, recurved, white, oblong to ovate, 1–2 mm;

petals nearly connivent, erect, white, flabellate to spatulate-obovate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 0.5–1 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens nearly as long as petals;

filaments broadened at base, ca. 0.2 mm, pubescent;

anthers white, ovate, 0.5–0.8 mm, apex minutely apiculate;

ovary tomentose, stipitate-glandular;

styles connate nearly to stigmas, 3–4 mm, tomentose entire length.

palatable, dark red to black, globose, 5–10 mm, glabrous, sometimes sparsely puberulent or glandular-pubescent.

palatability not known, purple, globose, 6–7 mm, hairy, stipitate-glandular.

= 16.