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.

2–4, terminating thick, iris-like rhizome, elongate, 2–3 × 0.6–1 cm;

outer coats enclosing single bulb, grayish or brownish, membranous, minutely striate, cells in parallel vertical rows, narrow, elongate, not fibrous-reticulate, fibers persistent, parallel, few, coarse;

inner coats whitish, cells narrowly vertically elongate.

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, 2–5, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil level;

blade solid, flat, 10–40 cm × 2–8 mm, margins entire.

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

persistent, solitary, erect, solid, flattened and narrowly winged distally, 20–60 cm × 1.5–4 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, 7–20-flowered, subhemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 3–5-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acute.

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.

narrowly urceolate, 10–13 mm;

tepals erect, pink, lanceolate, ± equal, withering in fruit, margins entire, apex acuminate, midribs somewhat thickened;

stamens included, ca. 1/2 as long as tepals;

anthers yellow;

pollen light yellow;

ovary crestless;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, distinctly 3-lobed;

pedicel 8–35 mm, elongating and becoming stout and curved in fruit.

coat shining;

cells smooth.

coat dull or shining;

cells each with minute, central papilla, or obscurely and minutely roughened.

= 28.

= 14.