Flora of North America species comparison

1–10 cm.

1–10 cm.

1–4 cm.

basal leaves in flattened to suberect rosettes, 0.5–6 cm, blade with strong red pigmentation even in juvenile plants, narrowly rhombic to ovate, spatulate, or trullate, 0.5–1.5 × 0.5–1 cm, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves distinct or connate on 1 side or perfoliate, sessile, blade ovate.

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.

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.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

ebracteate.

2–5 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals 2–3 mm, pinkish white to white;

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.

10–15 mm diam., pinkish to magenta;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals 6–10 mm;

ovules 3.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

1–2 mm, tuberculate;

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

= 12, 24, 36.

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

= 16.