Flora of North America species comparison

± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm.

slender, usually branching, 3–6 dm.

basal persistent, 1–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat;

cauline bractlike.

basal withering;

blade linear to lanceolate, 2–4 dm.

± umbellate, 1–several-flowered.

2–6-flowered;

bracts resembling distal cauline leaves.

erect or spreading;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals 10–15 mm;

petals white to pinkish or purplish, obovate, 12–25 mm, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins ciliate;

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

anthers lanceolate, apex acute to apiculate.

erect;

perianth open, broadly campanulate;

sepals lanceolate, 3–5 cm, glabrous or with a few hairs at base, apex long-tapering;

petals pale pink to rose, drying purplish, broadly cuneate to obovate, 3–4 cm, glabrous distally or nearly so, rarely fringed, with conspicuous, long, yellow hairs in broad median band, margins dentate;

glands round, slightly depressed, ± glabrous, bordered by ring of dense, obscuring, orange hairs;

filaments 9–11 mm, ± equaling anthers;

anthers lanceolate-linear, apex acute to somewhat short-tipped.

nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm.

erect, linear, angled, 4–8 cm, apex acute.

deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular.

light beige.

= 20.

= 18.