Flora of North America species comparison

± slender, usually not branching, often scapelike, 0.5–2 dm.

slender, usually branching, 3–6 dm.

basal persistent, 1–2 dm;

blade linear, flat, glabrous adaxially.

basal withering;

blade linear to lanceolate, 2–4 dm.

1–7-flowered.

2–6-flowered;

bracts resembling distal cauline leaves.

erect to spreading;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals oblong-lanceolate, 12–16 mm, usually glabrous, adaxial surface minutely papillose;

petals light green to white, usually with purple crescent distal to gland, ± oblanceolate or broader, 10–15 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins conspicuously ciliate;

glands lunate, usually slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ± ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs;

anthers lanceolate, apex apiculate.

erect;

perianth open, broadly campanulate;

sepals lanceolate, 3–5 cm, glabrous or with a few hairs at base, apex long-tapering;

petals pale pink to rose, drying purplish, broadly cuneate to obovate, 3–4 cm, glabrous distally or nearly so, rarely fringed, with conspicuous, long, yellow hairs in broad median band, margins dentate;

glands round, slightly depressed, ± glabrous, bordered by ring of dense, obscuring, orange hairs;

filaments 9–11 mm, ± equaling anthers;

anthers lanceolate-linear, apex acute to somewhat short-tipped.

nodding, winged, ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, apex obtuse or acute.

erect, linear, angled, 4–8 cm, apex acute.

light brown, irregular.

light beige.

= 20.

= 18.