Flora of North America species comparison

spreading or ascending, 7–25 cm.

2 or more from each rosette, spreading to erect, leafy, 0.5–8 cm.

cauline, not forming basal rosettes;

blade ovate to obovate or spatulate, flattened, 1–6 cm, glaucous.

basal and cauline;

basal in single, prostrate rosette;

blade spatulate, 0.5–1.5 cm.

paniculate, loose, usually exceeding leaves.

paniculate or racemose, often secund, ± dense.

pedicellate;

sepals ovate-orbiculate, slightly unequal, 3–5 mm, herbaceous, glaucous;

petals disarticulate in fruit, usually 5, red-purple, 3–6 mm;

stamens usually 5, anther yellow;

style present;

stigmas 3;

pedicel 5–15 mm.

pedicellate;

sepals ovate, 2–4 mm, fleshy, becoming membranaceous;

petals persistent in fruit, 4, white, 3 mm;

stamens 1(–3), anther yellow;

style absent;

stigmas 2;

pedicel 1–3 mm.

ovoid, usually longer than calyx at maturity, 5–8 mm;

valves 3.

ovoid, 3–5 mm;

valves 2.

20–40, dull gray, ellipsoid, 0.5–1 mm, white-hairy at 30x, strophiolate.

5–9, black, orbicular, 0.3–0.7 mm, shiny.

= 44.