Flora of North America species comparison

6–25 cm.

5–40 cm.

basal leaves 6–21, petiolate, blade elliptic or spatulate, 3–5 × 1–3 cm;

cauline leaves abruptly petiolate, blade lanceolate to spatulate or ovate, 4–8 × 0.5–2.5 cm.

basal leaves flaring at base into broad, membranous sheath, or sheath absent, blade linear to linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5–18 × 0.3–1.4 cm, apex acute;

cauline leaves sessile or petiolate, blade linear to lanceolate, 1–4 × 0.5–1 cm, apex acute.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

multibracteate;

bracts linear to subulate, 5–10 mm, apex acute.

8–12 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm;

ovules 6.

10–18 mm diam.;

sepals 6–12 mm, apex acute;

petals white or pink to bright rose with yellow blotches at base, or white, 10–14 × 4–10 mm;

ovules 6.

2–4 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

2–6, 2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth to tuberculate;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

= 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38.

= 32.