Flora of North America species comparison

widely ovoid, 3.5(–8) × 4–8 cm, ca. 0.7–0.8 times taller than wide;

scales broad, unsegmented, longest ca. 3–4 cm;

stem roots usually present.

± ovoid, 3.5–7.9 × 2.6–5.3 cm, 0.9–2.1 times taller than long;

scales unsegmented, longest 3–5.7 cm;

stem roots absent.

white-lanate, purplish, to 2 m. Buds usually flat-sided, somewhat triangular in cross section.

to 1.1 m, glaucous.

rounded in cross section.

scattered, horizontal and drooping at tips, 10–15(–18) × ca. 1.5 cm, ca. 3–6(–10) times longer than wide, distal bearing 1(–3) dark purple axillary bulbils;

blade lanceolate, often narrowly so, margins not undulate, papillose, apex white-lanate, narrowly acute (rounded in distal leaves).

in 1–5(–6) whorls or partial whorls, 3–19 leaves per whorl, ascending and often cupping stem, 1.8–7.1 × 0.7–2.8 cm, 2.2–4.8 times longer than wide;

blade ± obovate, oblanceolate, or occasionally elliptic, noticeably glaucous, margins nearly always undulate, apex widely acute;

veins and margins ± smooth abaxially.

racemose, 3–6(–25)-flowered.

usually umbellate in small plants, in large plants racemose or in 2 whorls, 1–9-flowered.

pendent, not fragrant;

perianth Turk’s-cap-shaped;

sepals and petals reflexed ca. 1/5–1/4 along length from base, orange with many purple-brown spots, not distinctly clawed, 7–10 × 1–2 cm, adaxial base bearing pubescent strip;

sepals not ridged abaxially;

stamens strongly exserted;

filaments very widely spreading, diverging ca. 25° from axis;

anthers purplish, ca. 2 cm;

pollen rust;

pistil 6–9 cm;

pedicel sometimes dichotomous, stout and relatively short, to 10 cm.

nodding to horizontal, not fragrant;

perianth ± campanulate or funnelform;

sepals and petals somewhat recurved 3/5–4/5 along length from base, red or magenta, occasionally salmon pink or pale yellow, with maroon spots, often yellowish on proximal 1/3–1/2, not distinctly clawed;

sepals not ridged abaxially, 3.1–4.7 × 0.7–1.2 cm;

petals 3–4.5 × 0.7–1.1 cm;

stamens included;

filaments barely spreading, diverging 0°–12° from axis;

anthers reddish or magenta, 0.3–0.8 cm;

pollen rust, orange, or yellow;

pistil 2.1–3.5 cm;

ovary 1–2.1 cm;

style green, rarely reddish purple;

pedicel 0.8–14.2 cm.

3–4 cm.

2–4.1 × 1.2–2.1 cm, 1.4–3 times longer than wide.

not counted.

90–210.

= 24, 36.

= 24.