Flora of North America species comparison

napiform to shortly fusiform.

gradually ramified distally.

suberect, becoming horizontal or deflexed after anthesis, base subterranean, 5–12 cm.

procumbent, 3–6 cm.

basal leaves withering at or soon after anthesis, gradually narrowed to broad petiole, blade narrowly linear to linear-oblanceolate, flattened, 4–15 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse to subacute;

cauline leaves absent.

basal leaves withering at or soon after anthesis, gradually narrowed to broad petiole, blade narrowly linear to linear-oblanceolate, flattened or channeled adaxially, 2.5–6 cm, margins entire, apex acute;

cauline leaves absent.

usually with flowers borne singly, rarely 2–3-flowered in racemose cymes;

bracts 2, opposite, linear-lanceolate, 6–18 mm, margins entire, apex acute.

usually with flowers borne singly, sometimes 2–3-flowered racemose cymes;

bracts 2, opposite, plus 1 subtending each successive flower if 2 or more flowers present, lanceolate, 5 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit, 0.5–2 cm diam.;

sepals 2, broadly ovate, 5–13 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins entire or with few shallow, nonglandular teeth, apex acute to subacute;

petals 5–10, white or rarely pinkish, elliptic to oblanceolate, 10–15(–20) mm;

stamens 6–15;

stigmas 3–6;

pedicel 10–40 mm.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit, 2.5–4 cm diam.;

sepals 2, broadly obovate, 4–10 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, apex rounded to truncate;

petals 5–10, white to very pale pink, often with reddish glands at apex, narrowly elliptic-oblong, 11–20 mm;

stamens 7–9;

stigmas 5–6;

pedicel 10–25 mm.

5–10 mm.

8 mm.

20–50, 1.3 mm, shiny, muricate.

20–50, 1.5 mm, dullish, minutely granular.

= 56.

= ca. 22.