Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

1–10 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 leaves 1–6, often absent at flowering, blade linear to lanceolate, 5–40 × 0.2–1.6 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 × 0.5–2 cm.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

8–14 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white to pink, rose, magenta, yellow, or deep orange, 5–20 mm;

ovules 6.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 44, 48, 52, 64, 74, ca. 90.