Flora of North America species comparison

1–4, not clustered on stout, primary rhizomes, ovoid, 1.2–3 × 1–2 cm;

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

inner coats white, sometimes pink, cells obscure, quadrate or linear.

1–5+, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid, 1.5–2.2 × 1–2 cm;

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

inner coats white to light brown, cells ± narrowly rectangular, transversely elongate, or quadrate.

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

blade solid, flat, falcate, 9–28 cm × (2–)5–15 mm, margins entire.

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

blade solid, flat, falcate, 8–30 cm × 3–5 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, not expanded proximal to inflorescence, (10–)20–30(–40) cm × 1–4 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, 15–20 cm × 1–4 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 25–50-flowered, hemispheric to globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 3, 4–6-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acute.

persistent, erect, compact to ± loose, 10–40-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

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

± stellate, (6–)7–8(–10) mm;

tepals spreading, light pink to purple with prominent green midribs, narrowly lanceolate, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, margins entire, apex acuminate;

stamens equaling tepals or exserted;

anthers blue-gray;

pollen white to light gray;

ovary crested;

processes 6, 2 per lobe, low, rounded, margins entire;

style exserted, linear;

stigma capitate, unlobed;

pedicel 15–30 mm.

campanulate, 6–9 mm;

tepals erect, pink to whitish, lance-ovate, ± equal, becoming ± rigid in fruit, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate;

stamens ± equaling tepals;

anthers light purple to yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary obscurely crested;

processes 6, low, central, 2 per lobe, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 8–16 mm.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

coat dull;

cells smooth.

= 14.

= 14.