Flora of North America species comparison

2–15 cm.

5–10 cm.

basal leaves sometimes absent, petiolate, blade linear to narrowly spatulate, 1–7 × 0.4–2 cm, apex acute to obtuse;

cauline leaves petiolate, blade linear, 2–5 cm, apex acute to obtuse.

blades gray, beige, or pink, glaucous;

basal leaf blades linear or spatulate, 1–6 × 0.05–0.5 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, distinct or partially connate into horn shape, blade spatulate, 0.2–4.5 cm, or subperfoliate, blade 0.2–4.5 cm wide.

multibracteate, rarely 1-bracteate;

proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts reduced to membranous scales.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

8–14 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

petals pink, rose, or magenta, 8–10 mm;

ovules 6.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals white or pinkish, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

0.5–1 mm, tuberculate;

elaiosome inserted in wide notch of seed coat, 0.5–1 mm.

= 16.

= 16, 32, 48.