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.

1–2, 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, 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, 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, flattened, narrowly winged, 10–15 cm × 1–3 mm.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

coats dull;

cells smooth.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.