UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Leaves basal, usually glabrous, the blades ovate to deltoid-elliptic, usually entire, narrowed abruptly to petioles + as long to nearly as long.

Leaves all basal, linear-lanceolate, obtuse or rounded, 3-10 cm. long and 3-15 mm. broad, entire, gradually contracted to winged petioles.

Flowers 2-15 in an umbel, terminal on the scape, 4- or 5-parted;

calyx purple-flecked, with lanceolate lobes 6-8 mm. long;

corolla 15-25 mm. long, the lobes deep magenta to light orchid, grading to yellow at the base and on the tube, the base of the tube reddish-purple;

stamens clustered around the style, opposite the petals, the filaments united to form a tube 2-4 mm. long, deep reddish-purple;

anthers 4-6 mm. long, deep red to purple;

style single, slightly exceeding the stamens, the stigma not enlarged.

Flowers 1-9 in an umbel, terminal on the scape;

sepals 4, narrowly lanceolate, 4--7 mm. long, glabrous, with purple flecks;

corolla with a short tube, the 4 petals 10-18 mm. long, purplish, the tube yellowish, but purple-red-ringed at base;

filaments under 1 mm. long;

anthers 5-8 mm. long, purplish;

stigma capitate, about twice the thickness of the style at mid-length.

Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 7-12 mm. long, with the tip dropping off to release the seeds.

Capsule oblong-ovoid, 5-8 mm. long, opening by valves to the tip.