Flora of North America species comparison

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

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

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

basal persistent, 20–35 cm;

blade gradually tapering distally, adaxially pubescent.

single;

basal persistent, 2–3 dm;

blade linear.

subumbellate, 1–3-flowered;

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

1–4-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.

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, ca. 2 cm, base and apex acute.

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

light-colored, irregular.

light brown, irregular.

= 20.