Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

1–10 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 petiolate, often dilated at base, blade spatulate to elliptic, 2–15 × 0.5–1 cm, thinly herbaceous, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves sessile, blade elliptic or oval, 0.5–2 × 0.5–1 cm.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

ebracteate.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

12–20 mm diam.;

sepals 6–8 mm;

petals yellow or white with yellow blotch at base, 10–12 × 3–8 mm;

ovules 6.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

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

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 10.