Flora of North America species comparison

erect to arching, branched.

arching, virgate, branched.

petiole 3–8 mm, sparsely hairy;

blade ovate to elliptic or suborbiculate, 2–10 × 1–2.5 cm, coriaceous, base obtuse, rounded, or subcordate, margins irregularly, coarsely and sharply doubly serrate from midpoint to apex, teeth acute and mucronate, number of primary and secondary serrations 1 times number of secondary veins (excluding inter-secondary veins), venation pinnate cladodromous, secondary veins not prominent, apex acute, obtuse, or rounded, abaxial surface mostly glabrous, adaxial glabrous.

petiole 2–7 mm;

blade ovate or rhombic-ovate to obovate, 3–5 × 2–3 cm, membranous, base cuneate to obtuse, margins crenate to coarsely serrate on distal 1/2–3/4, irregularly doubly serrate, or, sometimes, 3–5 lobed (especially long shoot leaves), venation suprabasal actinodromous, secondary veins not prominent, apex acute, surfaces glabrous.

mostly terminal, corymbiform, 2–5 × 3–10 cm height 0.4–1.1 times diam.;

branches rarely in axils of leaves, glabrous or glabrate.

mostly axillary (borne profusely along branches), corymbiform or hemispheric panicles, 3–6 × 3–6 cm;

branches glabrous.

1–3 mm, glabrous or glabrate.

5–10 mm, glabrous.

4–7 mm diam.;

hypanthia hemispheric, 0.8–1 mm, abaxial surface glabrous or pubescent, adaxial glabrous;

sepals triangular, 0.5–1 mm;

petals chalky white to pink, orbiculate, 1.3–1.5 mm;

staminodes 5–15 reduced to serrations;

stamens 15–20, 2 times petal length.

7–10 mm diam.;

hypanthia campanulate, 1–1.5 mm, surfaces glabrous;

sepals triangular, 1–1.5 mm;

petals white to cream, orbiculate, 2–3 mm;

staminodes 10–16, mostly distinct;

stamens 20–25, 0.5 times petal length.

nearly fusiform, 2–3 mm, shiny, glabrous.

falcate, 2–3 mm, glabrous.

= 36.