Flora of North America species comparison

solitary, not basally clustered, replaced annually by new bulbs borne terminally on rhizome;

rhizomes 1–3, conspicuous, slender, 2–3 cm, scaly;

parent bulbs persisting, often not collected, oblique-ovoid, 1–2.5 × 1 cm;

outer coats enclosing parent bulbs, grayish, lacking cellular reticulation, membranous, without fibers;

inner coats white or hyaline, cells obscure, ± quadrate.

usually solitary, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ± globose, 1–1.5 × 1.2–1.5 cm;

outer coats enclosing single bulb, dark brown, prominently reticulate, membranous, cells irregularly arranged, vertically elongate, rectangular to ± contorted, without fibers;

inner coats white, cells obscure, quadrate.

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

blade solid, flat, not falcate, 20–35 cm × 2–3 mm, margins entire.

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

blade solid, subterete to channeled, 16–21 cm × 2–4 mm, margins entire.

solitary, erect, solid, terete, 20–30 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 5–12 cm × 1–4 mm.

persistent, erect, loose, 5–15(–22)-flowered, globose to hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 3-veined, ovate to lance-ovate, ± equal, apex acute.

persistent, erect, loose to ± compact, 10–25-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 2–11-veined, lance-ovate to ovate, ± equal, apex acute to acuminate.

stellate, 6–9 mm;

tepals erect, pink with purplish or pinkish midveins, oblong to lanceolate, slightly carinate basally, ± equal, becoming papery in fruit, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate;

stamens included;

anthers yellow or pink;

pollen yellow or white;

ovary crestless, 3-grooved with thickened ridge on either side of groove;

style linear, shorter than stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 10–20(–50) mm.

campanulate, (8–)10–14 mm;

tepals erect, pink to reddish at tip and along midvein, otherwise white, lanceolate, ± equal, becoming papery and ± rigid in fruit, margins entire, apex acute;

stamens included;

anthers purple;

pollen yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, prominent, flat, triangular, margins entire to coarsely toothed;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, obscurely 3-lobed;

pedicel 10–15 mm.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

= 28.

= 14.