Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

4–8 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 often absent, petiolate, blade orbiculate, ca. as long as wide, 0.6–1 cm;

cauline leaves petiolate, blade elliptic to ovate, 1–2.5 × 0.5–1.8 cm, abruptly contracted to petiole.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

umbellate clusters, multibracteate;

bracts leaflike.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

10–16 mm diam.;

sepals 5–7 mm;

petals bright purple, 8–14 mm.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

2.4–2.5 mm diam.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.