Flora of North America species comparison

usually branching distal to base, 1–3 dm, not glaucous.

slender, not branching or rarely branching in axil of cauline leaf, straight, 2–4 dm.

basal persistent, 1–4 dm;

blade green, lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, not glaucous.

basal persistent, 20–35 cm;

blade gradually tapering distally, adaxially pubescent.

1–5-flowered.

subumbellate, 1–3-flowered;

bracts 2, subopposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, attenuate, 1–3 cm.

nodding;

perianth closed at apex, ± globular;

sepals spreading, yellow-green, ovate to lanceolate, 2–3 cm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals pale yellow, lanceolate, 3–5 cm, conspicuously fringed with short, thick hairs, adaxial surface glabrous or sparsely hairy, apex obtuse;

glands deeply depressed, bordered distally by long, slender hairs;

filaments 6–8 mm;

anthers oblong, 3–5 mm, apex obtuse or acute.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals shorter than petals, ovate-acuminate, glabrous;

petals yellowish white, with purplish hairs toward base, broadly obovate, cuneate, inconspicuously fringed laterally, sparingly short-hairy adaxially, apex rounded;

glands transversely oblong, slightly depressed, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs, the bases of which unite at lower margin to form inconspicuous, discontinuous membranes;

filaments shorter than anthers;

anthers oblong-lanceolate, apex acute to short-apiculate.

nodding, winged, ellipsoid-oblong, 2–4 cm.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, ca. 2 cm, base and apex acute.

dark brown, irregular.

light-colored, irregular.

= 20.

= 20.