Flora of North America species comparison

1–9, weakly erect, ascending, or decumbent, 4.8–14 dm, hairy, hairs 4-rayed, stellate, and often simple, spreading or retrorse, sometimes glabrate.

2–8(–28), weakly erect or ascending, 1.5–8.5 dm, hairy, hairs 4-rayed, stellate.

stipules persistent, ovate, somewhat auriculate, 8–16(–21) × 3.5–10(–13) mm;

petiole 2–27(–37) cm;

blade suborbiculate to ovate, (3–)5–7-lobed, 4–14(–19) × (2.3–)5–15 cm, surfaces hairy, hairs stellate and simple, lobes broad, oblong or obovate.

stipules persistent or tardily deciduous, lanceolate to ovate, 5–12 mm;

petiole 2–20(–30) cm;

blade triangular, cordate, or ovate, unlobed or shallowly to deeply 5–7-lobed, 4–13(–16) × 3–10 cm, surfaces hairy, hairs both 4-rayed, stellate, and simple abaxially, glabrate or with simple hairs adaxially, lobes, when well developed, lanceolate or linear-falcate.

racemose;

involucellar bractlets 3, lanceolate or ovate, 8–22 × 1–4 mm.

racemose, often appearing corymbose or subumbellate;

involucellar bractlets absent.

bisexual;

calyx lobes valvate in bud, forming apiculate or acuminate point;

petals red or pale red without white basal spot, 2–3.2 cm.

bisexual or functionally pistillate;

calyx lobes valvate in bud, forming apiculate or acuminate point;

petals ± evenly white, pink, or mauve, 1.5–2.5(–3) cm (male sterile 0.7–1.7 cm).

8.5–11.5 mm diam.;

mericarps 15–20, 4–4.6 × 2–3.5 mm, sparsely hairy, indehiscent;

beaks not prominent, 0.7–2 mm;

collars well developed, 2-lobed.

7–10 mm diam.;

mericarps 12–16, 4–6 × 2.5–3.5 mm, hairy, hairs dense, simple, appressed, indehiscent;

beaks prominent, 1.5–2.6 mm;

collars well developed, 2-lobed.

= 56.

= 28.