Flora of North America species comparison

1–10 cm.

5–10 cm.

basal leaves 1–6, often absent at flowering, blade linear to lanceolate, 5–40 × 0.2–1.6 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 × 0.5–2 cm.

blades gray, beige, or pink, glaucous;

basal leaf blades linear or spatulate, 1–6 × 0.05–0.5 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, distinct or partially connate into horn shape, blade spatulate, 0.2–4.5 cm, or subperfoliate, blade 0.2–4.5 cm wide.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

8–14 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white to pink, rose, magenta, yellow, or deep orange, 5–20 mm;

ovules 6.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals white or pinkish, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

0.5–1 mm, tuberculate;

elaiosome inserted in wide notch of seed coat, 0.5–1 mm.

= 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 44, 48, 52, 64, 74, ca. 90.

= 16, 32, 48.