Flora of North America species comparison

rhizomatous, usually branching, continuously scaly, 1.4–5.1 × 3.9–19 cm, 0.2–0.6 times taller than long;

scales sometimes unsegmented but always some 2–4-segmented on each bulb, longest 1–3.3 cm;

stem roots absent.

rhizomatous, unbranched, continuously scaly, 1.4–3.5 × 3.3–9.2 cm, 0.3–0.5 times taller than long;

scales (1–)2–3(–4)-segmented, longest 1.1–3.4 cm;

stem roots absent.

to 2.8 m, strongly clonal and thus forming dense colonies, to weakly clonal and forming small colonies or clumps.

to 1.7 m. Buds rounded in cross section.

rounded in cross section.

usually ± evenly distributed along stem, rarely concentrated proximally, scattered or in 1–6 whorls or partial whorls, 3–19 leaves per whorl, horizontal and drooping at tips to ascending, 4.9–26.5 × 0.3–5.6 cm, 3–34 times longer than wide;

blade usually ± elliptic, wide or narrow, margins usually not undulate, apex acute, often narrowly so;

veins and margins ± smooth abaxially.

in 2–5 whorls or partial whorls, 3–13 leaves per whorl, ± horizontal and drooping at tips or ascending in sun, 4–15.1 × 0.5–4.4 cm, 2.3–10.8 times longer than wide;

blade ± elliptic, margins not undulate, apex acute, often narrowly so;

veins and margins ± smooth abaxially.

racemose, 1–28(–35)-flowered.

racemose, 1–26(–41)-flowered.

pendent, usually not fragrant;

perianth Turk’s-cap-shaped;

sepals and petals reflexed 1/4–1/3 along length from base, yellow, yellow-orange, or orange proximally, darker orange to red-orange to red on distal 1/5–3/5 (entirely orange or yellow-orange in subsp. wigginsii), with maroon spots concentrated proximally and always surrounded by yellow or orange if extending into distal reddish zone, conspicuously green abaxially on proximal ± 1/5, not distinctly clawed;

sepals not ridged abaxially, 3.5–10.4 × 0.9–2.2 cm;

petals 3.4–10.2 × 0.9–2.5 cm;

stamens moderately to strongly exserted;

filaments moderately to widely spreading, diverging 7°–22° from axis;

anthers ± magenta or sometimes orange, orange-pink, or pale yellow, 0.5–2.2 cm;

pollen red-brown, red-orange, brown-orange, rust, orange, or yellow;

pistil 3.1–7.5 cm;

ovary 1–2.2 cm;

style green, often pale, rarely sordid;

pedicel 6–32 cm.

± horizontal to ascending, sometimes slightly bilaterally symmetric, not fragrant;

perianth ± funnelform;

sepals and petals somewhat recurved 3/5–2/3 along length from base, not strongly reflexed, lower often less recurved than upper and forming landing platform, orange or yellowish proximally, darker (light orange, orange, red-orange, red, or rarely ± pinkish) on distal 2/5, occasionally uniformly light orange or rarely yellow, spotted dark purple-brown or maroon, often pale abaxially, not distinctly clawed;

sepals not ridged abaxially, noticeably wider than petals, 3.2–4.2 × 0.8–1.3 cm;

petals 3.2–4.2 × 0.6–1.2 cm;

stamens moderately exserted;

filaments moderately spreading, diverging 8°–17° from axis;

anthers pale yellow, orangish, or magenta, 0.3–0.8 cm;

pollen yellowish to red-orange;

pistil 2.3–3.7 cm;

ovary 0.8–1.4 cm;

style pale green;

pedicel 3.5–15.5 cm.

2.2–5.7 × 1.2–2.1 cm, 1.5–3.7 times longer than wide.

1.6–2.7 × 1.2–1.8 cm, 1.2–1.9 times longer than wide.

123–264.

90–132.

= 24.