Flora of North America species comparison

2 or more from each rosette, spreading to ascending, 2–11 cm.

spreading to erect, 3–18 cm.

basal and cauline;

basal in single, prostrate rosette;

blade spatulate, 1–3 cm.

cauline, not forming basal rosette;

blade linear to spatulate, ± terete, 1.5–6 cm, not glaucous.

paniculate or racemose scorpioid cymes, becoming secund, open to dense.

paniculate with umbel-like clusters, dense, usually not exceeding leaves.

subsessile;

sepals ovate, orbiculate, or reniform, unequal, 2–5 mm, margins scarious;

petals 3(–4), white or pinkish, 1.5–3 mm;

stamens 1–3, anther yellow;

style absent;

stigmas 2.

pedicellate;

sepals ovate, slightly unequal, 2–5 mm, herbaceous, margins white-scarious;

petals disarticulate in fruit, 3–5, white, 2–5 mm;

stamens 5–10, anther yellow;

style present;

stigmas 3;

pedicel 1–3 mm.

ovoid to cylindric, 3–7 mm;

valves 2.

ovoid, 1–4 mm;

valves 3.

10–15, black, orbicular, 0.6–0.7 mm, shiny.

6–15, black, ovoid, 1–2 mm, smooth, shiny, reticulate at 30x, not white-hairy.

= 44.