Flora of North America species comparison

slender, not branching or rarely branching in axil of cauline leaf, straight, 2–4 dm.

usually branching, 20–80 cm.

basal persistent, 20–35 cm;

blade gradually tapering distally, adaxially pubescent.

basal persistent, 3–7 dm;

blade linear, flat.

subumbellate, 1–3-flowered;

bracts 2, subopposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, attenuate, 1–3 cm.

2–many-flowered.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals shorter than petals, ovate-acuminate, glabrous;

petals yellowish white, with purplish hairs toward base, broadly obovate, cuneate, inconspicuously fringed laterally, sparingly short-hairy adaxially, apex rounded;

glands transversely oblong, slightly depressed, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs, the bases of which unite at lower margin to form inconspicuous, discontinuous membranes;

filaments shorter than anthers;

anthers oblong-lanceolate, apex acute to short-apiculate.

nodding;

perianth ± closed at apex, ± oblong;

sepals appressed to petals, ovate to lanceolate, 10–15 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals usually white to pink, ± elliptic, 20–25 mm, sparsely ciliate, hairs distal to gland slender;

glands ± depressed, proximal ciliate membrane 1/3–2/3 petal width;

filaments equaling anthers;

anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, ca. 2 cm, base and apex acute.

nodding, winged, oblong, 2–4 cm, apex obtuse or acute.

light-colored, irregular.

dark brown, irregular.

= 20.

= 20.