Flora of North America species comparison

2–15 cm.

5–30 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 green or pink, not glaucous;

basal leaves petiolate, blade linear (sometimes filiform), narrowly lanceolate, spatulate, or rhombic, 1–15 × 0.5–1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear and 0.5–4 cm, or perfoliate and 10 cm or less diam.

multibracteate, rarely 1-bracteate;

proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts reduced to membranous scales.

1-bracteate;

bract 0.5–15 mm, leaflike.

8–14 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 6.

2–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals white or pink, 2–8 mm;

ovules 3.

2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

1–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth or with low tubercles, not pebbly;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

= 16.

= 12, 24, 36, 48.