Flora of North America species comparison

stipules marcescent, rudimentary or foliaceous on early ones, foliaceous on late ones, usually prominent, linear to lanceolate, 2–17 mm, apex acuminate;

petiole 4–27 mm, pilose adaxially;

largest medial blade oblanceolate or obovate to narrowly elliptic, 43–82 × 12–39 mm, 2.2–4.8 times as long as wide, base cuneate or convex, apex acuminate or convex, abaxial surface very densely to sparsely villous-tomentose or short-silky, hairs straight, wavy, or curved, adaxial long-silky or pilose to glabrescent;

proximal blade margins entire;

juvenile blade densely villous or long-silky.

abaxial nectary 0.1–0.6 mm, adaxial nectary narrowly oblong, oblong, or square, 0.6–0.9 mm;

filaments distinct, glabrous.

adaxial nectary sometimes flask-shaped;

stipe 0.5–2.8 mm;

ovary obclavate or pyriform, densely tomentose, short-silky, or pubescent, beak gradually tapering to styles;

ovules 12–22 per ovary;

styles connate to distinct 1/2 their lengths, 0.3–1.4 mm;

stigmas slenderly to broadly cylindrical, 0.4–0.59–0.8 mm.

5–9 mm.

staminate 19–45 × 9–17 mm, flowering branchlet 2–9 mm;

pistillate slender to stout, 24–83 × 8–17 mm, flowering branchlet 3–37 mm;

floral bract tawny, light brown, or bicolor, 1.5–2.5 mm, apex convex to rounded, hairs wavy.

= 76, 95, 114.