Flora of North America species comparison

10–25 cm.

5–30 cm.

mostly whorled at stem apex, some alternate on proximal stem;

blades of distal leaves elliptic to suborbiculate, (2.4–)4–11 cm × 15–55 mm (narrower in some plants along Vancouver Island and Washington coast), widest ± at midlength (proximal leaves abruptly much smaller, 0.1–0.5 cm × 0.7–1.3 mm, ± scalelike), apex rounded to acute.

whorled or densely crowded at stem apex, becoming alternate and progressively or abruptly smaller proximally;

blades of distal leaves obovate or oblanceolate to spatulate (sometimes elliptic), 2–6 cm × 9–26 mm, widest beyond midlength, (proximal leaves smaller, 0.2–2 cm × 1–13 mm, only proximalmost ± scalelike), apex acute to rounded or obtuse.

1–5, 2.9–4.6 cm, shorter than to equaling leaves (sometimes longer in fruit), glabrous or sparsely glandular.

1–2, (1.4–)1.8–5.5 cm, equaling or longer than leaves, sparsely to densely glandular, at least proximally.

corolla pink, rose, or pinkish lavender, 4.5–8.8 mm, lobes ovate to lanceolate, apex acuminate or abruptly acute.

corolla usually white, 5–9 mm, lobes ovate to broadly elliptic or lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate (or apiculate).

= 84; 70+, 90, 100, 110, 130, 160, 170 (all Siberia);

ca. 128 (Norway); 112, 160 (Europe); 170 (Belarus).