Flora of North America species comparison

not branching, straight, 1–5 dm.

branching, 2–5 dm.

basal persistent, subtended by inflorescence, 1–3 dm × 5–25 mm;

blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute.

basal persistent, 2–5 dm;

blade linear, flat.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 1–5 cm.

2–many-flowered.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals ovate to lanceolate, usually much shorter than petals, glabrous, apex acute to acuminate;

petals creamy white to lavender, with conspicuous median red-purple adaxial blotch, obovate, invested near gland with few long, flexuous hairs, base cuneate, apex rounded or acute;

glands triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by comparatively narrow, deeply fringed membrane, distally often by narrower, crenate membranes, enclosed surface densely covered with long yellowish hairs, which, with membrane fringe, are often inconspicuously papillose;

filaments slightly longer than anthers;

anthers oblong, apex obtuse.

nodding;

perianth closed at apex, globular;

sepals spreading, lanceolate, 10–15 mm, glabrous, apex acute;

petals rose, elliptic-obovate, 16–25 mm, margins sparsely ciliate and hairy;

glands ± depressed, with 4–5 ciliate membranes, proximal membrane ± equaling petal width;

filaments equaling anthers;

anthers oblong, apex obtuse.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid-oblong.

nodding, narrowly winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute.

light beige.

dark brown, irregular.

= 20.

= 20.