Flora of North America species comparison

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

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, light brown, membranous, ± reticulate, cells quadrate to polygonal, vertically oblong, without fibers;

inner coats white or pink, cells obscure, quadrate.

1–3, producing bulbels in basal cluster around roots, ovoid, 1–1.6 × 0.9–1.4 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown, membranous, obscurely cellular-reticulate, cells quadrate, walls very sinuous, without fibers;

inner coats white or pink, cells obscure, quadrate.

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

blade solid, flat or ± channeled, falcate, 12–25 cm × 2–3 mm, margins entire.

persistent, green at anthesis, 2–3, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, flat, 15–40 cm × 3–5 mm, margins entire.

persistent, 1–3, erect, solid, terete or somewhat flattened, 2-edged, not expanded proximal to inflorescence, 15–30 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 15–40 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, erect, compact, 10–30-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 5–6-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acute.

persistent, erect, loose, 15–35-flowered, ± globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 4–6-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate, setaceous.

campanulate to substellate, 6–8 mm;

tepals spreading, rose-colored, lanceolate, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, margins entire, apex acuminate;

stamens ± equaling tepals, or exserted;

anthers blue-gray;

pollen light blue or gray;

ovary distinctly crested;

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

style exserted, linear;

stigma capitate, unlobed;

pedicel 8–12 mm.

stellate, 7–12 mm;

tepals spreading, pink or less commonly white, ovate to elliptic, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, not carinate, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate, not involute;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, central, triangular, short, margins minutely denticulate;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 10–20 mm.

coat dull;

cells smooth.

coat dull;

cells each with minute, central papilla.

= 14.

= 14.