Flora of North America species comparison

1–10 cm.

5–15 cm.

basal leaves 1–6, often absent at flowering, blade linear to lanceolate, 5–40 × 0.2–1.6 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 × 0.5–2 cm.

blades gray, beige, or pink, glaucous;

basal blades linear (almost filiform), 3–12 × 0.05–0.1 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blades distinct and spatulate or partially connate into horn shape, 0.2–1.5 cm, or perfoliate, 0.2–1.5 cm wide.

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

8–14 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm;

petals white to pink, rose, magenta, yellow, or deep orange, 5–20 mm;

ovules 6.

6–12 mm diam.;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals pink or white, 6–10 mm;

ovules 3.

2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

1–2 mm diam., tuberculate;

elaiosome 0.5–1 mm.

= 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 44, 48, 52, 64, 74, ca. 90.

= 16.