Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

5–10 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.

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;

bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 3.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm;

petals white or pinkish, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

0.5–1 mm, tuberculate;

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

= 12, 24, 36.

= 16, 32, 48.