Flora of North America species comparison

stipules foliaceous, apex acute to acuminate;

petiole convex to flat, or shallowly grooved adaxially, 2–6(–9) mm, pilose or villous adaxially;

largest medial blade narrowly to broadly elliptic or narrowly ovate to ovate, 25–92 × 10–45 mm, 1.5–2.6(–3.4) times as long as wide, base convex, cuneate, or rounded, margins slightly revolute or flat, shallowly serrulate or entire, apex acuminate, acute, or convex, abaxial surface glaucous, sparsely pubescent, hairs wavy, adaxial dull to slightly glossy, pilose, sparsely pubescent or glabrous, midrib hairy, (hairs white and ferruginous);

proximal blade margins entire or finely serrulate;

juvenile blade sometimes reddish, sparsely pubescent abaxially, hairs white, sometimes also ferruginous.

stipules foliaceous, apex acuminate to rounded;

petiole convex to flat adaxially, 6–12 mm, glabrous or pilose adaxially;

largest medial blade narrowly oblong, narrowly elliptic, lanceolate, or obovate, 50–150 × 10–53 mm, 2.4–4.5 times as long as wide, base cordate, subcordate, rounded, or convex, margins flat, serrate, serrulate, or spinulose-serrulate, apex acuminate to acute, abaxial surface glaucous, glabrous, adaxial dull, glabrous, pilose, or sparsely pubescent, (sometimes adaxial stomata only along veins or apically);

proximal blade margins entire;

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

adaxial nectary oblong or square, 0.3–0.7 mm;

filaments distinct or basally connate, glabrous;

anthers purple turning yellow, 0.4–0.6 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong to narrowly oblong, 0.8–1 mm;

filaments distinct or connate less than 1/2 their lengths, glabrous;

anthers purple turning yellow, (ellipsoid), 0.5–0.6 mm.

adaxial nectary square or obovate, 0.3–0.6 mm, usually shorter than stipe;

stipe 0.4–1.2 mm;

ovary pyriform, glabrous, beak gradually tapering to styles;

ovules 12–22 per ovary;

styles connate (sometimes distinct 1/2 their lengths), 0.2–0.5 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or broadly cylindrical, or 2 plump lobes, 0.2–0.32–0.44 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong, square, or flask-shaped, 0.3–0.8 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 1.3–4.2 mm;

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

ovules 12–22 per ovary;

styles 0.3–0.7 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or 2 plump lobes, or slenderly cylindrical, 0.16–0.28–0.4 mm.

3.2–8 mm.

4–6 mm.

flowering as leaves emerge; staminate slender, stout, or subglobose, 14.5–34.5 × 8–12 mm, flowering branchlet 1–7 mm; pistillate moderately densely or loosely flowered, slender or stout, 21–59 × 6–16 mm, flowering branchlet 1.5–9 mm;

floral bract brown or bicolor, 1.2–1.8 mm, apex acute to rounded, abaxially glabrate to hairy, hairs straight to wavy.

flowering as leaves emerge; staminate slender or stout, 16–41 × 8–12 mm, flowering branchlet 0.5–3 mm; pistillate moderately densely to loosely flowered, slender or stout, 19–66 × 8–18 mm, flowering branchlet 0.5–6 mm;

floral bract brown, 0.8–1.6 mm, apex acute or rounded, abaxially hairy mainly proximally, hairs straight or wavy.

= 38.