Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

5–15 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 gray, beige, or pink, glaucous;

basal blades linear (almost filiform), 3–12 × 0.05–0.1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blades distinct and spatulate or partially connate into horn shape, 0.2–1.5 cm, or perfoliate, 0.2–1.5 cm wide.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

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.

6–12 mm diam.;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals pink or white, 6–10 mm;

ovules 3.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

1–2 mm diam., tuberculate;

elaiosome 0.5–1 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 16.