Flora of North America species comparison

1–5+, usually clustered, often short-rhizomatous at base, rhizome not stout or iris-like, ovoid, 2–4 × 1–2.5 cm;

outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, grayish or brownish, membranous, fibers parallel, few, or sometimes reticulate, cells obscure, finely meshed;

inner coats whitish to pinkish, cells obscure, ± quadrate.

1–5+, not rhizomatous, ovoid, 1–5 × 1–2 cm;

outer coats usually enclosing single bulb, grayish or brownish, reticulate, cells very fine-meshed, open;

inner coats whitish, cells vertically elongate, regular.

persistent, green at anthesis, 3–5, basally sheathing, sheaths never extending much above soil level;

blade solid, flat, channeled, 14–35 cm × 1–5 mm, margins ± entire.

persistent, green at anthesis, 3+, sheathing;

blade solid, flat, channeled, 10–30 cm × 1–2 mm, margins entire.

persistent, solitary, erect, or, if nodding at anthesis, becoming erect, solid, terete or ± 4-angled, particularly distally, 20–50 cm × 1–3.5 mm.

persistent, solitary (sometimes 2 in cultivated plants), erect, terete, 20–30 cm × 1–3 mm.

persistent, nodding, becoming erect, ± loose, 9–40-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 2, 2–4-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex acuminate.

persistent, erect, compact, 10–15-flowered, hemispheric-globose, bulbels unknown;

spathe bracts persistent, 3, usually 1-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex long-acuminate.

stellate, 5–8 mm;

tepals spreading, deep pink, elliptic-lanceolate, ± equal, withering in fruit, margins entire, apex acute, midribs not thickened;

stamens exserted;

anthers yellow;

pollen yellow;

ovary conspicuously crested;

processes 6, distinct, flattened, ± triangular, margins entire or toothed;

style exserted, linear, ± equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed;

pedicel 0–20 mm.

± campanulate, 5–6 mm;

tepals widely spreading, pinkish, elliptic, ± equal, remaining thin and withering over ovary, margins entire, apex obtuse, involute at tip;

stamens included;

anthers light yellow;

pollen white to light yellow;

ovary crested;

processes 6, central, horizontally spreading, flattened, triangular, margins entire;

style linear, equaling stamens;

stigma capitate, obscurely 3-lobed;

pedicel 9–20 mm.

coat dull;

cells minutely roughened.

coat shining;

cells each with minute, central papilla.

= 14.

= 14.