Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

5–15 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 blades linear (almost filiform), 3–12 × 0.05–0.1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blades distinct and spatulate or partially connate into horn shape, 0.2–1.5 cm, or perfoliate, 0.2–1.5 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.

6–12 mm diam.;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals pink or white, 6–10 mm;

ovules 3.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

1–2 mm diam., tuberculate;

elaiosome 0.5–1 mm.

= 12, 24, 36.

= 16.