Flora of North America species comparison

2–10+, not rhizomatous, ovoid or more elongate, 1–2.5 × 0.8–2 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, gray or brown, reticulate, cells rather coarse-meshed, open, fibrous;

inner coats whitish, cells vertically elongate and regular or obscure.

1–5+, not rhizomatous, ovoid, 1–5 × 1–2 cm;

outer coats usually enclosing single bulb, grayish or brownish, reticulate, cells very fine-meshed, open;

inner coats whitish, cells vertically elongate, regular.

persistent, usually green at anthesis, usually 3–5, sheathing less than 1/4 scape;

blade solid, ± straight, flat, channeled, (6–)12–30 cm × 1–3(–5) mm, margins entire or denticulate.

persistent, green at anthesis, 3+, sheathing;

blade solid, flat, channeled, 10–30 cm × 1–2 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary, erect, terete or somewhat 2-angled, 10–50 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary (sometimes 2 in cultivated plants), erect, terete, 20–30 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 10–25-flowered, hemispheric to globose, not producing bulbils, or 0–5-flowered, largely replaced by ovoid, acuminate bulbils;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, mostly 1-veined, ovate to lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate, beakless.

persistent, erect, compact, 10–15-flowered, hemispheric-globose, bulbels unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 3, usually 1-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex long-acuminate.

urceolate-campanulate, (4–)6–8(–10) mm;

tepals erect or spreading, pink to white, ovate to lanceolate, ± equal, not withering in fruit and permanently investing fruit, or withering if fruit not produced, midribs papillose, becoming callous-keeled, margins often obscurely toothed, apex obtuse to acuminate;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary when present, inconspicuously crested;

processes 6, central, low, distinct or connate in pairs across septa, ± erect, rounded, margins entire, becoming variously developed or obsolete in fruit;

style linear, ± equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, unlobed or obscurely lobed;

pedicel becoming rigid and stiffly spreading in fruit, 8–13 mm.

± campanulate, 5–6 mm;

tepals widely spreading, pinkish, elliptic, ± equal, remaining thin and withering over ovary, margins entire, apex obtuse, involute at tip;

stamens included;

anthers light yellow;

pollen white to light yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, central, horizontally spreading, flattened, triangular, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, obscurely 3-lobed;

pedicel 9–20 mm.

coat shining;

cells each with minute, central papilla.

coat shining;

cells each with minute, central papilla.

= 14.