Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 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 livid or beet red or purplish abaxially and gray-green with epidermal gas pockets adaxially, pockets remain preserved upon drying, or blades green;

basal leaf rosettes suberect to flattened, 20–30 cm, blade ovate to broadly rhombic, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves perfoliate;

blade 1–5 cm diam., margins often notched or cleft.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

3–4 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 24, 36, 48.