Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid to globose, 0.8–1.4 × 0.8–1.5 cm;

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

inner coats light brown, cells obscure, quadrate.

generally 2–20+, increase bulbs absent or ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid to ± globose, 0.5–1.2 × 0.5–1.2 cm;

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

inner coats yellow or white, cells obscure, arranged in vertical rows, forming a herringbone pattern or contorted, V-shaped.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, terete, 12–28 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 2–3, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface;

blade solid, subterete or ± channeled, not carinate, 7–40 cm × 1–3 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 5–25 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 15–45 cm × 2–4 mm.

persistent, erect, loose, 8–50-flowered, hemispheric, bulbels unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 4–6-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex setaceous.

shattering after seeds mature, each flower deciduous with its pedicel as a unit, erect, loose, 5–25-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 3–5-veined, lanceolate to lance-ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

campanulate, 6–9 mm;

tepals erect, white to pink, becoming deep pink to red after anthesis, lanceolate to lance-ovate, ± equal, becoming ± rigid in fruit, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate, flaring distally;

stamens included;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, ± triangular, margins ± irregularly toothed, apex emarginate;

style linear, equaling stamens or shorter;

stigma capitate, 3-lobed, lobes slender, recurved;

pedicel 6–20 mm, flexuous in fruit.

stellate, 6–10 mm;

tepals spreading at anthesis, white to pink, lance-ovate to broadly ovate, ± equal, becoming hyaline and connivent over capsule, margins entire, apex obtuse to rounded;

stamens included;

anthers yellow or purple;

pollen yellow;

ovary crestless;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 10–35 mm.

coat shining;

cells minutely roughened.

coat dull;

cells minutely roughened.

= 14.

= 14.