Flora of North America species comparison

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

slender, not branching, 1–3 dm.

basal persistent, 1–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat;

cauline usually present.

basal usually persistent, 1–2 dm;

blade linear.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate.

subumbellate, 1–4-flowered;

bracts paired, 3–8 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 lanceolate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate;

petals lavender, with longitudinal median abaxial green stripe, with or without blotches, broadly cuneate to obovate, 3–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland;

glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs;

filaments 6–8 mm;

anthers red-brown, oblong, 7–10 mm, apex obtuse.

nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm.

erect, brown, lanceoloid-linear, 3-angled, 2–3 cm.

dark brown, irregular.

light beige, translucent, flat.

= 20, 40.