Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

5–30 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 green or pink, not glaucous;

basal leaves petiolate, blade linear (sometimes filiform), narrowly lanceolate, spatulate, or rhombic, 1–15 × 0.5–1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear and 0.5–4 cm, or perfoliate and 10 cm or less diam.

multibracteate;

bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm.

1-bracteate;

bract 0.5–15 mm, leaflike.

8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 3.

2–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals white or pink, 2–8 mm;

ovules 3.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

1–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth or with low tubercles, not pebbly;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

= 12, 24, 36.

= 12, 24, 36, 48.