Flora of North America species comparison

not appressed to inflorescences at flowering;

blade linear, lanceolate, or seldom elliptic-lanceolate, 2–50 cm × 2–35(–50) mm, margins slightly to strongly curled transversely.

closely appressed to inflorescence at flowering;

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

green or slightly purple at base, becoming entirely green after flowering, 4–135 cm;

floral bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, subulate, 3–30 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.

1–25, opening sequentially, magenta, pink, to white, faintly fragrant;

dorsal sepal oblanceolate, 15–31 × 5–18 mm, apex acuminate;

lateral sepals occasionally reflexed distally, ovate to lanceolate, slightly falcate, 13–26 × 5–16 mm, apex apiculate to acuminate;

petals obpandurate to seldom elliptic, slightly falcate, 15–28 × 4–14 mm, apex obtuse;

lip 11–23 mm, middle lobe with dilated end typically anvil-shaped, seldom triangular, 5.5–21 mm wide;

column 12–25 × 1–2 mm, distal end 4.5–10 mm wide;

rostellum present or absent;

stigma at angle to column surface.

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.

ovoid to ellipsoid, 13–30 × 5–10 mm.

ovoid to ellipsoid, 12–17 × 4.5–6 mm.

globose to elongate, not forked, 8–31 mm.

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

= 26, 40, 42.

= 40, 42.