Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

2–10 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 leaf blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–5 × 0.05–0.2 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–3 cm.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

multi-bracteate;

proximalmost bract 5–10 mm, leaflike, distal bracts 1 mm or less, reduced to membranous scales.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

10–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm;

ovules 6.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

(1–)6, 1–2 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm or less.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 12.