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, bearing cluster of short-stalked, basal bulbels, ovoid, 1.2–2 × 1.2–2 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brownish, reticulate, cells very coarse-meshed, open, fibrous;

inner coats whitish, cells contorted, walls very sinuous.

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.

green at anthesis, persistent, 3–6, basally sheathing;

blade solid, flat, channeled, 10–40 cm × 1–4 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, often 2 or more successively produced from single bulb, erect, ± terete, 10–45 cm × 1–4 mm.

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

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

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

spathe bracts persistent, usually 3, 3–7-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

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.

urceolate, 5–7 mm;

tepals erect, white with pinkish midribs, aging to pink, lanceolate, ± equal, becoming callous-keeled and permanently investing capsule, margins entire, apex obtuse or even emarginate to acute;

stamens ± equaling tepals;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crestless;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, unlobed or obscurelylobed, pedicel 8–28 mm, elongating in fruit.

coat dull;

cells smooth.

coat shining;, cells smooth.

= 14.

= 14.