Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

5–40 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 6–20 cm, blade linear, 3–14 × 0.5–1.3 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–10 cm, tapered to slender base.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

1-bracteate, rarely with 2 or more bracts;

bracts reduced apically, scalelike.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

5–12 mm diam.;

sepals 5–7 mm;

petals white to pinkish or rose (rarely yellow or orange) or white with pink-lavender candy-stripes, 7–14 mm;

ovules 6.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaisome 1–2 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 12–190.