Flora of North America species comparison

4–6;

blade dark green, oblanceolate to broadly elliptic, 20–35 × 5–15 cm.

2–4;

blade dark glossy green adaxially, oblong to elliptic obovate, 15–30 × 5–10 cm.

in terminal, umbel-like clusters, 1–3(–5) lateral clusters usually present, 20–45-flowered;

bracts 1–3(–5), foliaceous.

in short, terminal racemes, 3–8(–10)-flowered;

bracts 1(–3), narrowly foliaceous.

tepals deep claret red, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 10–18 × 3–3.7 mm;

filaments 7–10 mm;

anthers oblong, 1.8–2.8 mm.

nodding;

tepals yellow to yellowish green, narrowly oblong, 12–16 × 3.5–4.5 mm;

filaments 12–17.5 mm;

anthers oblong, 2–3.5 mm.

blue to bluish black, ovoid, 10–30-seeded, 8–12 mm.

ultramarine blue, ovoid, 8–16-seeded, 8–12 mm.

3–4 mm.

3–5 mm.

= 28.

= 28, 32.