Flora of North America species comparison

stipules rudimentary or foliaceous on early ones, foliaceous on late ones, apex acute or rounded;

petiole convex to flat adaxially, 4–15 mm, tomentose adaxially;

largest medial blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, oblanceolate, or obovate, 65–105 × 22–52 mm, 2–3 times as long as wide, base convex or cuneate, margins slightly revolute, entire, crenate, or sinuate, (glands submarginal), apex acuminate or convex, abaxial surface glaucous, tomentose, hairs erect or spreading, curly, adaxial dull or slightly glossy, pubescent or tomentose;

proximal blade margins entire;

juvenile blade yellowish green, sparsely to densely tomentose abaxially, hairs white.

stipules foliaceous, (prominent), apex rounded or acute;

petiole convex to flat, or shallowly grooved adaxially, 6–16 mm, velvety or pilose adaxially;

largest medial blade narrowly oblong, elliptic, or broadly elliptic, 54–100 × 18–35 mm, 1.8–3.6 times as long as wide, base convex, rounded, subcordate, or cordate, margins flat, serrate or serrulate (teeth sometimes elongate), apex acuminate to acute, abaxial surface not glaucous, glabrous, adaxial dull, glabrous or pilose, midrib hairy;

proximal blade margins entire or serrulate;

juvenile blade reddish or yellowish green, glabrous or sparsely short- or long-silky abaxially, hairs white.

adaxial nectary oblong or ovate, 0.5–1 mm;

filaments distinct, glabrous or hairy basally;

anthers yellow or purple turning yellow, ellipsoid or shortly cylindrical, 0.7–1 mm.

adaxial nectary narrowly oblong, 0.6–1.1 mm;

filaments distinct or slightly connate, glabrous;

anthers purple turning yellow, (ellipsoid or shortly cylindrical), 0.5–0.7 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong or square, 0.4–1 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 1.2–2.7 mm;

ovary pyriform, long-silky, beak slightly bulged below styles;

ovules 12 per ovary;

styles 0.2–0.5 mm;

stigmas slenderly or broadly cylindrical, 0.3–0.6 mm.

adaxial nectary narrowly oblong, oblong, or flask-shaped, 0.3–1.1 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 1.4–3.6 mm;

ovary pyriform, glabrous, beak sometimes slightly bulged below styles;

ovules 18–22 per ovary;

styles 0.2–0.5 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or broadly cylindrical, 0.2–0.23–0.26 mm.

5–5.6 mm.

3.6–5.2 mm.

flowering before leaves emerge; staminate stout or subglobose, 26–39 × 12–26 mm, flowering branchlet 0–5 mm; pistillate densely flowered, stout or subglobose, 27–54(–75 in fruit) × 4–15 mm, flowering branchlet 1–5(–10) mm;

floral bract dark brown, black, or bicolor, 2–3 mm, apex acute or convex, abaxially hairy, hairs straight.

flowering as or just before leaves emerge; staminate stout or slender, 24–43(–52 in fruit) × 6–11 mm, flowering branchlet 1–4 mm; pistillate moderately densely to loosely flowered, stout, 33–73 × 8–16 mm, flowering branchlet 2–12 mm;

floral bract brown, 0.7–1.6 mm, apex rounded, convex, or acute, abaxially hairy throughout or proximally, hairs wavy or curly.

= 76.