Flora of North America species comparison

not branching, straight, 1–5 dm.

usually not branching, 1–3 dm, proximal internodes very short;

bulblet in axil of cauline leaf at or below ground surface.

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

blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute.

single;

basal persistent, 2–3 dm;

blade linear.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

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

1–4-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.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals ovate-lanceolate, 15–20 mm, apex acuminate;

petals light pink to ± lavender, with red-purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, widely obovate-cuneate, 20–30 mm, not ciliate, with a few long hairs;

glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs;

filaments twice length of anthers;

anther apex obtuse to abruptly short-tipped.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid-oblong.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm.

light beige.

light brown, irregular.

= 20.