Flora of North America species comparison

gradually ramified distally.

cormlike, globose.

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

lax to erect, 3–11 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 before anthesis, ± sessile, blade narrowly linear to filiform, subcylindric, 1–6 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse to subacute;

cauline leaves 2–3(–5), paired or whorled, blade similar to basal leaves, 10–50 mm.

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.

usually subumbellate to paniculate cymes, (1–)3–25-flowered;

bracts 2 per flower, ovate to lanceolate, 1–5 mm, margins entire, apex obtuse to subacute.

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.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, ovate, 2–4 mm, herbaceous, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse;

petals 5–9, white or pinkish with darker veins, elliptic-obovate to elliptic-ovate, 4–7 mm;

stamens (3–)4(–5);

stigmas 3–5;

pedicel 5–15(–25) mm.

5–6 mm.

3–4 mm.

5–15, 1–1.8 mm, shiny, smooth.

8–25, 1 mm, shiny, shallowly tuberculate.