Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, increase bulbs absent and ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid to ± globose, 0.8–1.2 × 0.8–1.2 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown, prominently cellular-reticulate, membranous, cells arranged in ± vertical rows, forming distinct herringbone pattern, transversely elongate, V-shaped, without fibers;

inner coats white, cells obscure, arranged in vertical rows, forming distinct herringbone pattern or ± quadrate, V-shaped.

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, withering from tips at anthesis, 2–3, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, subterete, channeled, 13–35 cm × 1–4 mm, margins entire.

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, 1.5–4 cm × 2–3 mm.

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

shattering after seeds mature, each flower deciduous with its pedicel as a unit, erect, compact, 10–40-flowered, hemispheric to globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 5–6-veined, lance-ovate to ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

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

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

urceolate to campanulate, 8–11 mm;

tepals erect, pink, lanceolate to lance-ovate, unequal, inner shorter and narrower than outer, becoming papery and connivent over capsule, margins entire, apex acute;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 3, central, 2-lobed, minute, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, 3-lobed;

pedicel 7–15 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;

cells minutely roughened.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.