Flora of North America species comparison

usually solitary, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid, 1.5–2.5 × 1–1.5 cm;

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

inner coats white, cells not visible.

2–10+, forming threadlike rhizomes, rhizomes 3–10 cm, terminated by bulbels and/or 1–2 basal bulbels that in turn may produce threadlike rhizomes, ± globose, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm;

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

inner coats light yellow, turning reddish on drying, cells obscure, ± quadrate.

usually deciduous with scape, withering from tip at anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, flat or broadly channeled, ± falcate, 8–33 cm × 1–10 mm, margins entire.

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

blade solid, terete, 20–40 cm × 2–4 mm.

usually forming abcission layer and deciduous with leaves after seeds mature, frequently breaking at this level after pressing, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 2–20 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 10–20+ cm × 1–5 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 8–20(–30)-flowered, globose to conic, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 3, 9–13-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex abruptly acuminate.

persistent, erect, compact, 12–30-flowered, globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, usually 3, 5–7-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex apiculate.

conical to campanulate, 7–10 mm;

tepals strictly erect, dull purplish with darker midveins, ovate, ± equal, becoming membranous, withering in fruit, margins entire, apex obtuse;

stamens equaling tepals or ± exserted;

filaments smooth proximally;

anthers purple;

pollen yellow or gray;

ovary crestless or crested;

processes 6, central, rounded, minute, margins entire;

style linear, slightly longer than stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 6–10 mm.

campanulate, 12–14 mm;

tepals spreading, unequal;

outer tepals maroon, oblanceolate, margins irregularly shallow-toothed, apex acute to mucronate, reflexed-curled;

inner tepals maroon distally, white proximally, ovate, withering in fruit, curled back at tip, margins entire, apex acute, reflexed;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, narrowly triangular, margins entire, apex emarginate;

style linear, equaling stamens;

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

pedicel 10–16 mm.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

coat shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.