Flora of North America species comparison

petiolate;

petiole 1–5 cm;

blade simple, ovate to elliptic, 7–23 × 4–14 cm, margins subentire to coarsely lobed with 3–4 lobes per side, lobe margins entire to coarsely lobed, base truncate to subcordate and asymmetrical.

petiolate;

petioles 0.5–1.5 cm;

blade simple, ovate to elliptic, (1–)2–6.5 × (0.5–)1–3(–4.5) cm, margins entire or undulate, base rounded to truncate and usually oblique.

extra-axillary, unbranched or branched, 10–20-flowered, to 6 cm.

extra-axillary, unbranched, 3–4-flowered, 3–4 cm.

1–1.5 cm in flower, erect and 1.5–2.5 cm in fruit.

0.4–1.5 cm in flower, erect and 1–2 cm in fruit.

radially symmetric;

calyx slightly accrescent, unarmed, 4–8 mm, sparsely to moderately pubescent with unbranched, gland-tipped hairs, lobes lanceolate;

corolla white, stellate, 2–3 cm diam., with sparse interpetalar tissue;

stamens equal;

anthers narrow and tapered, 6–9 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores;

ovary glabrous or glandular-puberulent at apex.

radially symmetric;

calyx not accrescent, unarmed, 8–10(–20) mm, densely stellate-pubescent, lobes long-triangular to linear-lanceolate;

corolla violet, pentagonal, 2.5–4(–5) cm diam., with abundant interpetalar tissue;

stamens equal or slightly unequal;

anthers narrow and tapered, 6–10 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores;

ovary glabrous.

green to yellow, globose, 1–1.5 cm diam., glabrous, without sclerotic granules.

light green, sometimes with darker mottling, drying dark brown or reddish brown, globose, 1–1.5(–2) cm diam., glabrous, cracking open to expose seeds, without sclerotic granules.

light brown, flattened, 2.5–3 × 2–2.5 mm, minutely pitted.

dark brown, flattened, 2–3 mm diam., minutely pitted.

= 24.