Flora of North America species comparison

1–10 cm.

10–30 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 sometimes absent, petiolate, blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–8 × 0.2–1.3 cm, apex acute;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear or linear-lanceolate, 2–10 cm, distinctly tapered.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

multibracteate;

proximalmost bracts leaflike, inserted proximal to pedicels of proximalmost cluster of flowers, distal bracts reduced to membranous scales, rarely with 1 bract.

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 3–5 mm;

petals white with yellow spots at base, creamy white, or rich yellow to yellow-orange, 8–10 mm;

ovules 6.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

1–2 mm diam., shiny and smooth to minutely tuberculate;

elaiosome 1 mm or less.

= 12, 24, 36.

= 16.