Flora of North America species comparison

not branching, straight, 2–4 dm, proximal internodes elongate;

bulblets rare.

not branching, 0.3–2 dm.

basal usually persistent, 1–3 dm × 10–25 mm;

blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute;

cauline ca. halfway up stem.

basal persistent, 1–2 dm;

blade linear, flat.

subumbellate, 1–4-flowered;

bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 2–10 cm.

1–10-flowered.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

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

petals lavender, with deep purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, obovate, cuneate, ± ciliate laterally, sparingly covered with long, flexuous hairs distal to gland;

glands ± triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by narrow, deeply fringed membrane, covered with short, thick hairs, hairs and membrane fringe densely covered with long papillae;

filaments longer than anthers;

anthers oblong, 6–10 mm, apex obtuse.

erect to spreading;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals oblong-lanceolate, ca. 10 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals light blue, obovate, 8–12 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins ciliate to apex, apex acuminate;

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

anthers oblong, apex acute to acuminate.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to nearly globular.

nodding, not winged, 1–2 cm, apex acute.

light beige.

irregular.

= 40.

= 20.