Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, increase bulbs absent or ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid to ± globose, 10–15 mm;

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

inner coats white, cells obscure, arranged in vertical rows, forming distinct herringbone pattern, transversely elongate, V-shaped.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 3–6, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, subterete or ± channeled, arcuate to ± tortuous, 7–25 cm × 1–3 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 10–30 cm × 2–3 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 5–30-flowered, conic to hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 4–6-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex abruptly acuminate.

campanulate, 9–12 mm;

tepals ± erect, deep reddish purple, ovate, unequal, inner shorter and narrower than outer, becoming rigid and ± carinate in fruit, margins entire or inner minutely denticulate, apex acute to obtuse, spreading to recurved at tips;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 3, central, 2-lobed, minute, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed or minutely 3-lobed;

pedicel 5–20 mm.

coat dull or shining;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.