Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

15–25 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 usually absent or few, blade linear, 4–15 × 0.4–0.8 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear to lanceolate, 2–7 × 0.2–0.6 cm, tapered to slender base, apex acute.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

1–multibracteate;

proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts minute, membranous scales.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

12–20 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white with yellow blotch at base, 6–14 mm;

ovules 6.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 16, 24, 30.