Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched, sometimes with a few divaricate-ascending branches from proximal 1/2 of stem above base.

± short-decumbent proximally, becoming erect to ascending, unbranched or few-branched from mid stem.

linear or linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 1 mm wide at base, not fleshy, apex acuminate.

narrowly oblong to linear, oblong, or lanceolate, cup-shaped, ± fleshy, apex rounded.

proximally pale greenish, distally white on lobe apices, often becoming entirely greenish with age;

lobes divaricate-ascending, linear, 8–14 mm, usually arising below mid length.

proximally green or brownish purple, distally pink to purple on lobe apices;

lobes ascending, oblong, 20–23 mm, usually arising above mid length.

14–21 mm;

beak pale, off-white, pale yellow, green with margins off-white, or yellow, sometimes orange, 1–4 mm;

abaxial lip pale yellow;

teeth white to green.

21–24 mm;

beak pink or purplish, 5–7 mm;

abaxial lip yellow, becoming orange or red-purple after anthesis;

teeth deep pinkish purple, often with whitish bases.

with all 4 clefts subequal or lateral clefts shallower;

lateral clefts 2–3 mm, 25% of calyx length.

with all 4 clefts subequal;

lateral clefts 3 mm, ca. 15% of calyx length.