OregonFlora species comparison

underground or erect, scapose or leafy.

ovate to broadly ovate, 6–20 × 5–15 cm, with weak mottling; spots often fading, not glossy;

apex rounded to obtuse, sessile.

1–many;

basal; cauline, or both, alternate, subopposite, or whorled, linear to ovate or square-shaped;

petioles short or absent.

1–3 (rarely more), 20

solitary; panicles; racemes, or umbels.

sessile;

sepals lanceolate, 15–65 × 4–15 mm, green;

margins entire;

apex acute;

petals erect or slightly spreading, linear to obovate, 2–8 × 0.5–3 cm, white to cream-colored;

base sometimes rose pink to purple, rarely entire petal purple;

base often cuneate;

apex rounded to acute;

margins entire;

stamens erect, 10–25 mm;

filaments 1–4 mm, white to greenish white;

anthers erect, 10–20 mm, yellow or greenish white;

ovary ovoid, green or sometimes purple;

stigmas erect to spreading, 3–7 mm.

radially symmetrical; erect or pendent;

perianth segments 6; distinct; in 2 petal-like whorls;

stamens 3 or 6;

ovary superior;

style 1;

stigmas entire or 3-lobed.

ovoid to globose, green to maroon.

capsules or berries.

flat or angled.

55 cm long.