Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

2–10 cm.

basal leaves petiolate, 3–20 cm, blade linear, lanceolate, or deltate, 2–7 × 1–5 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, distinct, blade lanceolate to ovate, 1–5 cm.

basal leaf blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–5 × 0.05–0.2 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–3 cm.

multibracteate;

bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm.

multi-bracteate;

proximalmost bract 5–10 mm, leaflike, distal bracts 1 mm or less, reduced to membranous scales.

8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm;

petals white, candy-striped, or pink, 8–14 mm;

ovules 3.

10–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm;

ovules 6.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

(1–)6, 1–2 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm or less.

= 12, 24, 36.

= 12.