Flora of North America species comparison

2–10+, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid, 1–2 × 0.8–1.5 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brownish, membranous, with or without obscure reticulations, cells isodiametric or transversely elongate, ± contorted, without fibers;

inner coats white, pink, or red, cells obscure, ± quadrate.

1–2, not clustered on primary rhizome, without stalked basal increase bulbs, ovoid, 1–1.5 × 0.8–1.3 cm;

outer coats enclosing bulbs, brown to reddish brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers;

inner coats pinkish to reddish brown, cells obscure, ± rectangular, vertically elongate.

usually deciduous with scape, green at anthesis, 2, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, flat to ± terete, channeled, 7–25 cm × 1–4 mm, margins entire or minutely denticulate.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil level;

blade solid, terete, 5–30 cm × 1–3 mm.

usually forming abcission layer and deciduous with leaves after seeds mature, frequently breaking at this level after pressing, solitary, erect, solid, slightly flattened, with or without narrow, sometimes crenulate-denticulate wings, 5–12 cm × 1–2 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 5–25 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 5–25-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 8–11-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex obtuse to acuminate.

persistent, erect, compact, 6–15-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 5–7-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

campanulate, 6–9 mm;

tepals erect, bright pink fading to white with dark midribs, rarely white, oblong to lanceolate, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, margins obscurely to distinctly serrulate-denticulate, apex obtuse to acuminate;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crestless;

style included, linear;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 3–10 mm.

narrowly campanulate, 12–18 mm;

tepals erect, spreading at tips, pale pink with darker midveins, lanceolate to lance-linear, ± equal, inner slightly shorter and narrower than outer, margins entire, apex acute, becoming rigid in fruit;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, ± triangular, margins entire to irregularly denticulate;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, minutely 3-lobed, lobes stout, ± spreading;

pedicel 5–15 mm.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.