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 3–6 cm, glabrous;

blade suborbiculate, 5-lobed, cleft 1/3–1/2 to midrib, 2.5–4.5 cm, base truncate to cordate, surfaces not glandular, sparsely hairy on veins abaxially, glabrous adaxially, lobes broadly ovate-triangular, margins bicrenate-serrate, apex 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.

ascending to pendent, 8–20-flowered racemes, 2–6 cm, axis glabrous, not 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, to 6 mm, glabrous, not glandular;

bracts broadly ovate, 0.5–1 mm, glabrous.

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 ochroleucous or greenish, saucer-shaped, 1 mm, glabrous;

sepals nearly overlapping, spreading (revolute at tips), green or greenish brown, broadly deltate-ovate (abruptly narrowed to slender base), 2–2.5 mm;

petals widely separated, erect, cream to pinkish, cuneate-flabellate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 0.3–1 mm;

nectary disc prominent, green, raised, 5-angled, covering top of ovary;

stamens nearly as long as petals;

filaments linear, 0.2–0.3 mm, glabrous;

anthers white, dumbbell-shaped, 0.2–0.3 mm (broader than long), apex with U-shaped depression, (anther sacs distinctly separated by connective as broad as sac);

ovary glabrous;

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

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

sour, bright red, globose, 6–10 mm, glabrous.