Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

1–10 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 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.

multibracteate;

bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm;

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

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.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

= 12, 24, 36.

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