Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

5–40 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.

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;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

multibracteate;

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

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

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.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

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

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 32.