Flora of North America species comparison

1–5+, not clustered on stout primary rhizomes, renewal bulbs formed within coats of parent bulb, ovoid, 2–3 × 1.4–2.5 cm, increase bulbs ± equaling parent bulbs, rhizomes absent;

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

inner coats white, cells obscure, quadrate to rectangular, or not visible.

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

blade solid, flat, falcate, 10–30-cm × 8–18 mm, margins entire.

usually forming abcission layer and deciduous with leaves after seeds mature, frequently breaking at this level after pressing, solitary, erect, solid, strongly flattened, winged distally, 7–25 cm × 2–7 mm.

persistent, erect, loose, 30–90-flowered, globose, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2–5, 10–15-veined, lanceolate to broadly ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

stellate, 8–15 mm;

tepals spreading, bright pink to rose, narrowly lanceolate, ± equal, becoming erect, rigid, constricted distal to ovary in fruit, margins entire, apex long-acuminate;

stamens exserted;

anthers yellow;

pollen gray;

ovary crestless;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed, apex acute;

pedicel 10–25 mm.

coat dull or shining;

cells smooth.

= 14.