Flora of North America species comparison

gradually ramified distally.

gradually ramified distally.

erect, basal nodes underground, 10–20(–25) cm.

erect, 0.5–3 cm.

basal leaves withering at or soon after anthesis, abruptly narrowed into broad petiole, blade linear-spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, flattened, 4–11 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse to subacute;

cauline leaves opposite, in 1–3 pairs near stem base, smaller than and similar to basal leaves.

basal leaves withering at or soon after anthesis, sessile, blade linear to slightly clavate, terete, 0.8–2 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves absent.

racemose to subumbellate cymes, (1–)2–5(–6)-flowered;

bracts alternate proximally, 1–many at each flowering node distally, lanceolate, 4–8 mm, margins entire or toothed at apex, apex acute to acuminate.

with flowers borne singly;

bracts 2–4, proximal in 1 pair, ovate to lanceolate, 2–3 mm, margins entire, apex acute.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, suborbiculate, 4–8(–10) mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins coarsely toothed but not glandular, apex obtuse to rounded;

petals 8–11, pink fading to white, oblanceolate to obovate, 9–15 mm;

stamens 8–18;

stigmas 3–5;

pedicel 20–75 mm.

sessile to subsessile, disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, broadly obovate to broadly ovate, 7–8 mm, scarious at anthesis, margins entire, apex rounded or sometimes emarginate;

petals 5–8, pale rose-pink, oblanceolate to broadly obovate, 13–18 mm, apex obtuse;

stamens 1–15;

stigmas 4.

5–6 mm.

5–15, 1–1.8 mm, shiny, smooth.

11–15, 2.8–3.5 mm.