Flora of North America species comparison

gradually ramified distally.

gradually ramified distally.

spreading or suberect, 8–20 cm.

procumbent, 1.5–14 cm.

basal leaves evergreen, sessile, blade linear, ± terete, 1.5–6 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves alternate, intergrading with bracts, blade narrowly lanceolate, 5 mm, margins entire, apex acute.

basal leaves withering after anthesis, gradually tapered to broad petiole, blade oblanceolate, spatulate, or obovate, flattened, 2.5–8.5 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves absent.

paniculate cymes, 50–70(–100)-flowered;

bracts several, alternate proximally, 2 at each flowering node distally, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 2–5 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute.

subumbellate cymes, 1–3-branched, 3–11-flowered;

bracts several, usually an opposite pair proximally, plus 2 at each flowering node distally, ovate to elliptical, 1.8–3 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, suborbiculate, 1–4 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, apex truncate;

petals 5–8, magenta, lavender, or white with or without magenta veins, obovate, 5–7 mm;

stamens 4–8;

stigmas 2;

pedicel 3–15 mm.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, broadly ovate, 3.5–7 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, apex rounded to truncate;

petals 7–10, magenta or carmine with whitish bases, veins darker, oblanceolate or obovate, 8–10 mm;

stamens 10–13;

stigmas 3–4;

pedicel 8–25 mm.

4–5 mm.

5–7 mm.

1–2, 2–2.5 mm, shiny, smooth.

20, 1.5–2 mm, shiny, smooth.

= 14.