Flora of North America species comparison

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

usually stout, sparingly branching, not flexuous or twisted, 3–6 dm.

basal persistent, 1–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat;

cauline usually present.

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear, glaucous.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate.

subumbellate, 1–4-flowered;

bracts opposite pedicel, 4–8 cm.

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.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals usually with dark red blotch near base, lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm;

petals yellow, often tinged purple in drying, cuneate to obovate, 3–5 cm;

glands usually ± round, depressed, small, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane and a few long, yellow hairs, densely covered with slender, unbranched hairs;

filaments 9–10 mm;

anthers yellowish, oblong, 8–10 mm, apex obtuse.

nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm.

erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 5–8 cm, apex acuminate.

dark brown, irregular.

flat.

= 20, 40.

= ca. 14.