Flora of North America species comparison

1–5, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid, 1.5–2 × 1.2–2 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown to yellow-brown, membranous, ± prominently cellular-reticulate, cells in regular vertical rows, narrowly rectangular, transversely elongate, without fibers;

inner coats white, cells obscure, transversely elongate.

1–5+, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, increase bulbs absent or ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, ovoid to ± globose, 0.8–1.2 × 0.7–1.2 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, gray to gray-brown, prominently cellular-reticulate, membranous, cells arranged in ± vertical rows, forming irregular herringbone pattern, transversely elongate, wavy, V-shaped, without fibers;

inner coats white, cells obscure, ± quadrate.

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

blade solid, flat, falcate, 7–26 cm × 4–6 mm, margins entire.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 2, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil level;

blades solid, subterete, 3–20 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire.

usually forming abcission layer and deciduous with leaves after seeds mature, frequently breaking at this level after pressing, solitary, erect, solid, flattened, narrowly winged, 10–15 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, (3–)5–15(–17) cm × 0.5–2 mm.

persistent, erect, ± compact, 15–35-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 10–13-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acute.

persistent, erect, compact, 4–15-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 3–5-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex mucronate.

stellate, 8–12 mm;

tepals spreading, light pink with diffuse greenish midveins, linear-lanceolate, ± equal, papery, withering in fruit, margins entire, apex acute;

stamens ± equaling tepals;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, central, rounded, minute, margins entire;

style linear, 0.5 times stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 15–30 mm.

campanulate, 5–7 mm;

tepals erect, white to pale pink, lanceolate to lance-ovate, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit and remaining erect, margins entire, apex acute or obtuse, becoming ± involute at tip and appearing short-acuminate;

stamens included;

anthers white;

pollen white;

ovary crested or crestless;

processes 3, central, rounded, very minute, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 4–12 mm.

coats dull;

cells smooth.

coat dull;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.