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 3–5 cm, crisped-tomentose, stipitate-glandular;

blade angular-orbiculate, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/3–2/3 to midrib, 2.5–5 cm, base deeply cordate, surfaces pubescent, with sessile to short-stipitate glands, lobes cuneate-rounded, margins crenate and finely dentate-serrate, apex obtuse.

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

erect to ascending, 6–20-flowered racemes, 2–5 cm, axis puberulent and stipitate-glandular, 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, 1.2–3 mm, puberulent, stipitate-glandular;

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

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 yellowish orange, broadly saucer-shaped, ca. 1 mm, puberulent, stipitate-glandular;

sepals not overlapping, spreading, yellow- or salmon-tinged, oblong-rounded, 1.5–3 mm;

petals widely separated, erect, yellow- or salmon-tinged, broadly spatulate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1–1.2 mm;

nectary disc prominent, orangish, raised, angled, covering most of ovary;

stamens as long as petals;

filaments linear, 0.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers yellow, orbiculate, 0.5 mm, apex shallowly notched;

ovary stipitate-glandular;

styles connate 1/2 their lengths, 1 mm, glabrous.

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

palatability not known, red, ovoid, 8–10 mm, stipitate-glandular.