Flora of North America species comparison

5–40 cm.

5–50 cm.

basal leaves petiolate 6–20 cm, blade linear, 3–14 × 0.5–1.3 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–10 cm, tapered to slender base.

basal leaves in suberect to erect, seldom flattened rosettes, petiolate, 1–30 cm, blade often with weak red pigmentation, broadly rhombic to deltate or reniform, 1–7 × 0.5–5(–6) cm, apex obtuse to apiculate, mucro 1–3 mm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade perfoliate or cleft or notched, 10 cm diam. or less.

1-bracteate, rarely with 2 or more bracts;

bracts reduced apically, scalelike.

1-bracteate;

bract leaflike, 0.5–15 mm.

5–12 mm diam.;

sepals 5–7 mm;

petals white to pinkish or rose (rarely yellow or orange) or white with pink-lavender candy-stripes, 7–14 mm;

ovules 6.

3–10 mm;

sepals 1.5–4 mm;

petals pink or white, 2–5 mm;

ovules 3.

2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth;

elaisome 1–2 mm.

2–5 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–3 mm.

= 12–190.

= 12, 24, 36, 48, 60.