Flora of North America species comparison

5–50 cm.

1–4 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 sessile, blade broadly spatulate, 0.5–3 × 0.5–1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade spatulate, 0.2–1 × 0.2–0.5 cm.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

ebracteate.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

10–15 mm diam., pinkish to magenta;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals 6–10 mm;

ovules 3.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

1–2 mm, tuberculate;

elaiosome inserted in wide notch of seed coat, 0.5 mm.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.

= 16.