Flora of North America species comparison

petiolate;

petiole 1–4 cm;

blade simple, ovate to ovate-elliptic, 2–10.5 × 1–4.5 cm, margins entire or shallowly sinuate-dentate, base decurrent.

petiolate;

petiole 0.5–3 cm;

blade simple, ovate to elliptic, 3–7.5 × 3–6 cm, margins entire to sinuate-dentate, base truncate to cordate.

extra-axillary or leaf-opposed, unbranched, usually umbel-like, 3–10-flowered, 0.5–3 cm.

leaf-opposed or occasionally extra-axillary, unbranched, umbel-like, 2–5(–7)-flowered, 0.5–1.5 cm.

erect or spreading, 0.3–1 cm in flower, to 1.5 cm in fruit.

0.5–1 cm in flower and fruit, spreading in flower, reflexed in fruit.

radially symmetric;

calyx somewhat accrescent, unarmed, 1–3 mm, lobes deltate, strongly reflexed in fruit;

corolla white, sometimes with yellowish central star, stellate, 0.4–0.8 cm diam., without interpetalar tissue;

stamens equal;

anthers ellipsoidal, 0.7–1.5 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores that open into longitudinal slits;

ovary glabrous.

radially symmetric;

calyx accrescent and nearly covering berry, unarmed, 2–3 mm, sparsely to moderately pubescent, lobes narrowly triangular;

corolla white with yellowish or greenish central star, rotate-stellate, 0.5–1 cm diam., with abundant interpetalar tissue;

stamens equal;

anthers ellipsoidal, 1.2–2 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores that open into longitudinal slits;

ovary glabrous.

shiny purplish black, globose, 0.5–1 cm diam., glabrous, with (0–)2–4(–6) sclerotic granules, usually 2–4 larger and 2 smaller.

dull pale green, globose, 0.5–1 cm diam., glabrous, with 4–6 sclerotic granules.

pale yellow to brown, 1–1.5 × 0.5–1.5 mm, minutely pitted.

pale yellow, flattened, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm, nearly smooth.

= 24.

= 24.