Flora of North America species comparison

closely appressed to inflorescence at flowering;

blade linear, 7–22 cm × 2–5.5 mm, later elongating to 12–54 cm.

not appressed to inflorescences at flowering;

blade linear-lanceolate, 7–35 cm × 5–15 mm.

green or slightly purple at base, rarely entirely purple, becoming entirely green after flowering, 11–34 cm, later elongating to 13–57 cm;

floral bracts 2–4.5 mm.

green, 11.8–34 cm;

floral bracts ovate-lanceolate to subulate, 3–8 mm.

1–12, less than 1 cm apart, opening nearly simultaneously, magenta, pink, or rarely white, without fragrance;

dorsal sepal obovate to oblanceolate, 12–20 × 4–9 mm, apex acuminate;

lateral sepals distally reflexed to straight, ovate to moderately lanceolate, weakly falcate to straight, 11–16 × 5–9 mm, apex apiculate to acuminate;

petals obpandurate, 11–16 × 4–6 mm, apex obtuse;

lip 7–13.5 mm, dilated apex of middle lobe triangular to quadrangular, broadly rounded, 7–11 mm wide, apex retuse or apiculate;

column 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, distal end 5–8 mm wide;

rostellum present.

2–7(–11), more than 1 cm apart, opening nearly simultaneously, magenta, pink, to white, fragrant;

dorsal sepal strongly spreading to straight, obovate to oblanceolate, 14–25 × 5–8 mm, apex acuminate or acute;

lateral sepals strongly spreading to straight, ovate to broadly lanceolate, slightly falcate, 15–22 × 8–10 mm, apex acuminate to apiculate;

petals slightly falcate to straight, oblong to obpandurate, 11–20 × 5–8 mm, apex obtuse;

lip 10–17 mm, middle lobe with dilated apex triangular, broadly rounded, 5–12 mm wide, apex acute or retuse;

column 8.5–13 × 1.5–2 mm, distal end 5–8.5 mm wide;

rostellum present;

stigma typically flat against column surface.

ovoid to ellipsoid, 12–17 × 4.5–6 mm.

globose to elongate, rarely forked, 13–26 mm.

elongate, forked, 18–29 mm.

= 40, 42.

= 120.