Flora of North America species comparison

stipules (early deciduous), foliaceous or rudimentary on early ones, foliaceous on late ones, apex acute, convex, or rounded;

petiole convex to flat, or shallowly grooved adaxially, 7–20 mm, glabrous or sparsely velvety adaxially;

largest medial blade narrowly oblong, oblong, elliptic, or broadly elliptic, 30–103 × 19–40 mm, 1.5–3.4 times as long as wide, base cordate, subcordate, rounded or convex, margins flat or slightly revolute, serrulate, irregularly serrate, crenate, or sinuate, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surface glaucous, glabrous, adaxial slightly or highly glossy, glabrous;

proximal blade margins serrulate or entire;

juvenile blade translucent, glabrous or pilose abaxially, hairs white.

stipules (sometimes marcescent), foliaceous, 3.5–10–23 mm, 1–1.4–2.8 times as long as wide, usually lanceolate, ovate, or suborbiculate, (pleated when pressed), apex rounded, convex, or acute;

petiole shallowly grooved adaxially, 3–11.3–26 mm, villous adaxially;

largest medial blade elliptic to broadly elliptic, 36–65–100 × 17–35.5–85 mm, 1.1–1.9–2.9 times as long as wide, base convex, rounded, subcordate, or cordate, margins thickened, serrulate or spinulose-serrulate (sometimes teeth absent, margins with spherical glands), apex acuminate, acute, or convex, abaxial surface glaucous or not, pilose or villous, hairs curved, adaxial dull, pilose or villous to glabrescent;

proximal blade margins entire (glands only) or serrulate;

juvenile blade green, glabrous, pilose, or moderately densely villous abaxially, hairs white.

adaxial nectary square or ovate, 0.3–0.5 mm;

filaments distinct, glabrous or sparsely hairy basally;

anthers yellow, (ellipsoid or shortly cylindrical), 0.5–0.8 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong, 0.6–1.2 mm;

filaments distinct, glabrous or hairy basally;

anthers yellow or purple turning yellow, 0.6–1 mm.

adaxial nectary narrowly ovate or square, 0.3–0.7 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 1.8–3.5 mm;

ovary obclavate, glabrous, beak slightly bulged below styles;

ovules 10–19 per ovary;

styles 0.4–0.5 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or 2 plump lobes, 0.2–0.23–0.32 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong, narrowly oblong, or square, 0.5–1 mm, (unlobed), shorter to longer than stipe;

stipe 0.4–1.5 mm;

ovary pyriform, beak gradually tapering to styles;

ovules 18–30 per ovary;

styles 1.1–2.8 mm;

stigmas slenderly cylindrical, 0.32–0.53–1 mm.

7–8 mm.

4–7 mm.

staminate flowering just before leaves emerge, pistillate flowering as leaves emerge; staminate stout or slender, 18.5–63 × 7–15 mm, flowering branchlet 1–5 mm; pistillate loosely flowered, stout or slender, 25–85 × 8–20 mm, flowering branchlet 2–22 mm;

floral bract tawny, 1–2.4 mm, apex acute or convex, abaxially sparsely to moderately densely hairy, hairs straight or wavy.

flowering before leaves emerge; staminate stout, 39–56 × 14–22 mm, flowering branchlet 0–2 mm; pistillate densely flowered, stout, 39–70(–110 in fruit) × 13–22 mm, flowering branchlet 0–2 mm;

floral bract dark brown, 1.8–4 mm, apex acute or rounded, abaxially sparsely hairy, hairs straight or wavy.

= 38.