Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

15–25 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 usually absent or few, blade linear, 4–15 × 0.4–0.8 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear to lanceolate, 2–7 × 0.2–0.6 cm, tapered to slender base, apex acute.

multibracteate;

bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm.

1–multibracteate;

proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts minute, membranous scales.

8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm;

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

ovules 3.

12–20 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white with yellow blotch at base, 6–14 mm;

ovules 6.

(1–)3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm.

= 12, 24, 36.

= 16, 24, 30.