Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, producing cluster of stalked basal bulbels distal to roots or filiform rhizomes to 10 cm and terminated by bulbels, ovoid, 1–2 × 0.6–1.4 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown to gray, membranous, cellular-reticulate, cells ± quadrate, walls very sinuous, without fibers;

inner coats pink to white, cells obscure, vertically elongate.

2–3+, usually clustered, short-rhizomatous at base, rhizome not stout or iris-like, oblong, 2–3 × 1–1.5 cm;

outer coats enclosing single bulb, ± reddish brown, membranous, striations fine, cells narrow, elongate, vertical;

inner coats deep red to white, finely striate, cells narrow, vertically elongate.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 2, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, flat, distinctly concave-convex, 8–40 cm × 1–5 mm, margins entire.

persistent, green at anthesis, 3–6, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil level;

blade solid, terete, 3-angled, 15–30 cm × 1–4 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary or clustered, 1–3, erect, solid, terete, 10–30 cm × 1–5 mm.

persistent, 1–2, clustered, erect, solid, slightly compressed, 10–40 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, loose, 10–50-flowered, ± globose, bulbils unknown;

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

persistent, erect, compact, 10–30-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–4, 2–3-veined, ovate-lanceolate, ± equal, apex obtuse.

stellate, 5–8 mm;

tepals spreading, rose to purple (rarely white) with darker purple crescent adaxially basally, lanceolate to ovate, ± equal, carinate in fruit, becoming erect, ± shiny, rigid, margins entire, apex acuminate, strongly involute at tip;

stamens included;

anthers purple;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, low, central, triangular, margins minutely denticulate;

style linear, ± equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 10–20 mm, becoming flexuous and mostly strongly deflexed in fruit.

campanulate, 6–8 mm;

tepals erect, white to rose, with darker midvein, broadly ovate to lance-ovate, ± equal, becoming rigid and permanently investing capsule, margins entire, apex acute;

stamens included;

anthers white;

pollen white to dark gray;

ovary crested;

processes 6, rounded, short, densely papillose;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 1–2 cm.

coat shining;

cells each with minute, central papilla.

coat dull;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14, 28.

= 14.