Flora of North America species comparison

usually solitary, without basal bulbels, ovoid, 1–1.8 × 1–1.2 cm;

outer coats enclosing single bulb, grayish, reticulate, cells fine-meshed, open, fibrous;

inner coats whitish, cells vertically elongate, regular.

1–3, not clustered on stout, primary rhizomes, ovoid to ± globose, 1–1.6 × 0.9–1.6 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, reddish brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in 2–3 rows proximal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers;

inner coats pale brown to white, cells obscure, quadrate.

persistent, withering by anthesis, 2, sheathing;

blade solid, flat, linear, 12–35 cm × 3–6 mm, margins entire or denticulate.

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

blade solid, terete, 10–30(–40) cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, terete or ± 3–4-angled, 20–40 cm × 1–3.5 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 7–20(–30) cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, loose, 10–25-flowered, hemispheric-globose, bulbils unknown;

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

persistent, erect, compact to ± loose, 10–50-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 8–10-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate to long-acuminate.

± stellate, 7–9 mm;

tepals spreading to reflexed, white to pinkish or purple, lanceolate, ± equal, remaining thin and becoming strongly reflexed in fruit, margins entire, apex acute;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary conspicuously crested;

processes 6, central, irregularly contorted;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, unlobed or obscurely 3-lobed;

pedicel 14–45 mm.

campanulate, 6–10 mm;

tepals erect, white or tinged pink with dark red midveins, lanceolate to ovate, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute or apiculate, not conspicuously recurved at tip;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, ± triangular, margins erose to ± laciniate;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, 3-lobed, lobes slender, recurved;

pedicel 7–20 mm.

coat shining;

cells each with obscure, central papilla.

coat dull;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.