Flora of North America species comparison

6–25 cm.

15–25 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 usually absent or few, blade linear, 4–15 × 0.4–0.8 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear to lanceolate, 2–7 × 0.2–0.6 cm, tapered to slender base, apex acute.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

1–multibracteate;

proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts minute, membranous scales.

8–12 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 6.

12–20 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white with yellow blotch at base, 6–14 mm;

ovules 6.

2–4 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

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

= 16, 24, 30.