Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

5–30 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.

blades green or pink, not glaucous;

basal leaves petiolate, blade linear (sometimes filiform), narrowly lanceolate, spatulate, or rhombic, 1–15 × 0.5–1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear and 0.5–4 cm, or perfoliate and 10 cm or less diam.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

1-bracteate;

bract 0.5–15 mm, leaflike.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals white or pink, 2–8 mm;

ovules 3.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

1–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth or with low tubercles, not pebbly;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 12, 24, 36, 48.