Flora of North America species comparison

6–25 cm.

5–30 cm.

basal leaves 6–21, petiolate, blade elliptic or spatulate, 3–5 × 1–3 cm;

cauline leaves abruptly petiolate, blade lanceolate to spatulate or ovate, 4–8 × 0.5–2.5 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.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

1-bracteate;

bract 0.5–15 mm, leaflike.

8–12 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm;

ovules 6.

2–12 mm diam.;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals white or pink, 2–8 mm;

ovules 3.

2–4 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

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

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

= 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38.

= 12, 24, 36, 48.