Flora of North America species comparison

6–25 cm.

5–50 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 in suberect to erect, seldom flattened rosettes, petiolate, 1–30 cm, blade often with weak red pigmentation, broadly rhombic to deltate or reniform, 1–7 × 0.5–5(–6) cm, apex obtuse to apiculate, mucro 1–3 mm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade perfoliate or cleft or notched, 10 cm diam. or less.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

8–12 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 6.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–4 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

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

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.