Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, not clustered on primary rhizome, with 0–2 stalked basal bulbels, ovoid to globose, 1–1.6 × 0.8–1.4 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers;

inner coats pink or white, cells obscure, quadrate.

1–3, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid to globose, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, gray to dark brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers;

inner coats white, cells obscure, quadrate.

persistent, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil level;

blade solid, terete, 8–22 cm × 1–2.5 mm.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, terete, 12–30 cm × 1–3.5 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 5–17 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 6–15 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, ± compact, 5–50-flowered, hemispheric to globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, (2–)3, 3–6-veined, ovate to lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

persistent, erect, compact, 10–45-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 3–5-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

campanulate, 8–12 mm;

tepals erect, pale pink to deep reddish purple, rarely white, lanceolate to ovate, ± equal or inner longer and narrower than outer, becoming rigid and ± keeled in fruit, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate;

stamens included;

anthers purple;

pollen white or light yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, ± triangular, margins entire to notched or shallowly toothed;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma obscurely capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 10–22 mm.

campanulate to urceolate, 8–15 mm;

tepals erect, rose-purple, linear to lanceolate, unequal, becoming rigid and ± keeled in fruit, apex acute, ± spreading-reflexed at tip, inner tepals slightly shorter and wider than outer, outer margins denticulate on distal 1/4, inner margins denticulate to erose and crisped throughout;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, ± triangular, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, 3-lobed, lobes slender, recurved;

pedicel 4–12 mm.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.