Flora of North America species comparison

petiole 1–5 cm, pubescent and stipitate-glandular;

blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft nearly 1/4 to midrib, 2–6 cm, base deeply cordate, surfaces stipitate-glandular, glands colorless, and tomentose abaxially, rough-hairy adaxially, (dark green and rugose), lobes deltate, margins biserrate, apex obtuse.

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, 10–25-flowered racemes, 3–5 cm, axis stipitate-glandular, flowers evenly spaced.

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

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

bracts oblanceolate or wider, 6–9 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular.

not jointed, 2–3 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular;

bracts broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular.

hypanthium pink, narrowly tubular-urceolate, 5–8 mm, stipitate-glandular abaxially, villous-pubescent adaxially;

sepals nearly overlapping at base, spreading, pink to purple, obovate, (1.5–)4–6 mm;

petals nearly connivent, erect, pink to white, oblong-elliptic, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 2–3 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens nearly as long as petals;

filaments broader toward base, 0.6 mm, glabrous;

anthers white, ovate, 1.2–1.3 mm, apex minutely apiculate;

ovary densely stipitate-glandular;

styles connate nearly to stigmas, 6–7 mm, sparsely hairy.

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, purple, globose, 6–7 mm, hairs glandular.

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