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+, variable, some with poorly developed bulbs, others ovoid with 1–2 large bulbs and several yellowish to light brown bulbels at base, 0.4–1(–3) × 0.4–1(–1.5) cm;

outer coat enclosing 1 or more bulbs, yellowish, membranous;

inner coats white to light brown, cells not evident, fibers ± parallel, few.

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

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

withering from tips by anthesis, 6–9, sheathing 1/3–1/2 scape;

blade solid, flat, channeled, 1–5 cm × 2–20(–30) mm, margins scabrid.

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

persistent, solitary, erect, fistulose, terete, 45–180 cm × 3–7 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, to 500-flowered, few-flowered in variants with bulbils, globose;

spathe bracts persistent, 3–5, 2–3-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex abruptly narrowed to beak, beak to 10 cm.

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.

urceolate, 4–5.5 mm;

tepals erect, white, pink, or dark red, unequal, becoming papery and investing capsule in fruit;

outer tepal oblong-lanceolate, margins entire, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate;

inner tepal narrowly ovate to spatulate, margins entire, apex obtuse;

stamens equaling perianth or exserted;

outer filaments simple, inner with 2 prominent lateral teeth that exceed anther-bearing portion, glabrous;

anthers yellow or purple;

pollen yellow;

ovary crestless;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 15–50 mm.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

coat not known.