Flora of North America species comparison

petiole (0.4–)1–4 cm, finely and softly pubescent, sparsely to densely pubescent, or pilose, and glandular-puberulent or glabrous, sometimes abaxially more glandular, or glabrous;

blade roundish to reniform, 3–5(–7)-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, (0.7–)1.5–4 cm, base truncate to cordate, surfaces abaxially pilose to villous, sometimes glabrate or glabrous, stipitate- and sessile-glandular, lobes oblong, oblong-cuneate, or cuneate-rounded, margins irregularly crenate-dentate into prominent, unequal teeth, apex rounded to broadly acute.

petiole 1–7 cm, (equaling or shorter than blade), crisply puberulent to villous, with slender processes along proximal margins;

blade pentangular, 3–5-lobed, cleft nearly 1/2 to midrib, (1.5–)2–7 cm, base broadly truncate to shallowly cordate, surfaces with amber, sessile glands, thickly villous at least abaxially or along abaxial veins, lobes broadly deltate, margins usually coarsely bicrenate-serrate, apex acute to bluntly acute.

spreading, solitary flowers or 2–3(–4)-flowered racemes, 2–3 cm, axis glabrous or stipitate-glandular and puberulent to pilose, flowers evenly spaced.

spreading to pendent, 6–15-flowered racemes, 1.5–5 cm, axis pubescent, flowers evenly spaced.

not jointed, 1–6 mm, glabrous or villous stipitate-glandular and puberulent to pilose;

bracts broadly ovate-deltate, 1–2 mm (much shorter than leaves), finely glandular-ciliate.

jointed, 0.1–2 mm, villous;

bracts narrowly lanceolate, to 10 mm, villous to sparsely hairy.

hypanthium green or greenish white to white or pinkish, narrowly tubular or campanulate to rotate, 1.4–5.5(–6.6) mm, glabrous abaxially, villous-pubescent adaxially;

sepals not overlapping, spreading to somewhat reflexed, greenish white or greenish yellow, sometimes pinkish or purplish with slightly reddish tinge, broadly to narrowly oblong-ovate or elliptic-obovate, 1–6 mm;

petals connivent, becoming separated, erect, white or pinkish, oblong-oblanceolate or obovate to oblong-obovate, flabelliform-reniform, or obovate-rhombic, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1–3.5 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens as long as or only slightly longer than petals;

filaments slightly expanded at base, 0.5–3.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oblong-oval, 0.6–1.3 mm, apex rounded;

ovary glabrous;

styles connate 1/3–3/4 their lengths, 2.5–8(–9) mm, pilose in proximal 1/2.

hypanthium green, broadly tubular-campanulate, 3–4.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely villosulous;

sepals not overlapping, usually reflexed, cream to greenish white, narrowly oblong-spatulate to nearly oblong, 4.5–5 mm;

petals connivent, erect, whitish, oblong to oblong-obovate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 2.5–3 mm;

nectary disc not prominent;

stamens nearly as long as petals;

filaments expanded at base, 1 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream, oval, 1 mm, apex with small-holed callus;

ovary glabrous;

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

palatable, reddish, greenish purple, or deep purplish black, globose, 7–16 mm, glabrous.

palatable when cooked, black, ovoid, 10 mm, glabrous, without resinous glands.