Flora of North America species comparison

usually solitary, ovoid, 1.5–3 cm diam.

sometimes clustered, globose, 1–3 cm diam.

3–9, 2–6 dm × 5–25 mm.

3–11, 2–6 dm × 5–20 mm.

20–130 cm;

sterile bracts 0, bracts subtending flowers usually shorter than pedicel.

27–87 cm;

sterile bracts 3–19(–28), bracts subtending flowers shorter than or equaling pedicel.

actinomorphic;

tepals strongly connivent over capsules after anthesis, deciduous as capsules develop, bluish violet to bright blue or creamy white, each 5-, 7-, or 9-veined, 20–40 × 4–10 mm;

anthers yellow, 4–7 mm; fruiting pedicel spreading-erect, 15–50 mm.

actinomorphic;

tepals withering separately, sometimes connivent over capsules, light blue to lavender, each 3- or 5-veined, 6–10 × 2.2–3.6 mm;

anthers bright yellow, 1.5–2 mm; fruiting pedicel incurving-erect, 6–12 mm.

often deciduous from pedicel, dull green, ovoid to ellipsoid, 10–25 × 6–12 mm.

deciduous, pale green to light brown, ovoid-ellipsoid, 6–10 mm.

6–12 per locule.

2–5 per locule.

= 30.

= 30.