Flora of North America species comparison

20–30 cm, slender.

5–15 cm, slender.

14–20 mm;

perianth violet-reddish purple, tube narrowly cylindrical, 6–8 mm, transparent, splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 10–14 mm;

filaments 0.5–1 mm, base not triangular, with narrow abaxial wings;

anthers linear, 3–5 mm, apex widely notched;

staminodia inconspicuous, reflexed against perianth, purple, threadlike, 2–4 mm, apex subulate;

ovary 4–5 mm;

style 6–7 mm;

pedicel 1–4 cm.

14–24 mm;

perianth bluish violet, tube cylindrical or narrowly campanulate, 7–9 mm, thick, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes ascending, recurved distally, 11–18 mm;

filaments 1–2 mm, base dilated to form narrow 2-lobed triangular wing;

anthers linear, 4–6 mm, apex with V-shaped notch;

staminodia leaning inward toward stamens, violet, broad, 5–6 mm, margins 1/4 involute, apex broad, hooded, slightly notched;

ovary light purple, 5–6 mm;

style 5–7 mm;

pedicel 1–4 cm.

= 24.

= 12, 36.