Flora of North America species comparison

not branching, straight, often scapelike, 2–3 dm, glabrous or glaucous.

usually not branching, shorter than 5(–10) cm, bearing bulblets near base.

basal solitary, clasping;

blade narrowly lanceolate, hairy, adaxially hispid, abaxially glabrous, sometimes glaucous. Inflorescences 1–several-flowered;

bracts 2, suboppo-site, narrowly lanceolate.

basal persistent, 1–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat;

cauline usually present.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals lanceolate-acuminate, ca. 2 cm;

petals white to cream, with dark purple-black, pentagonal to lunate blotch, broadly oblong to obovate, 3.5 cm, bearded, adaxial surface typically minutely papillose, margins erose;

glands transversely oblong-lunate, slightly depressed, with 0.7–1.4 mm-wide band of short dendritic hairs distally, hairs surrounded by lime-green coloration and purple striations;

anthers lanceolate, apex acuminate.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 12–16 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals ± white to pink, often with purple blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, 15–28 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or sparsely hairy, margins irregularly dentate distally;

glands covered with ciliate membranes, bordered distally by short hairs;

filaments longer than anthers;

anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute.

nodding, 3–5.4 cm.

nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm.

2.8–3.5 mm, with inflated bulbous crest and hollow lateral ridge.

dark brown, irregular.

= 20.

= 20, 40.