Flora of North America species comparison

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

spreading or ascending, 7–25 cm.

basal and cauline;

basal in single, prostrate rosette;

blade spatulate, 1–3 cm.

cauline, not forming basal rosettes;

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

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

paniculate, loose, usually 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-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.

ovoid to cylindric, 3–7 mm;

valves 2.

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

valves 3.

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

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

= 44.