Flora of North America species comparison

large 2–8; small 0–4.

1–4.5 dm.

3–7, alternate, often ± crowded just above ground level, 5–19 cm;

blade linear or oblong to narrowly ovate.

8–40 mm wide;

blade widely lanceolate to oblanceolate.

nodding, odorless or sometimes with unpleasant odor;

tepals dark brown to greenish purple or yellowish green, narrowly ovoid, 1.8–4 cm, apex not recurved;

nectaries prominent, purplish to greenish, narrowly linear, forming narrow band 2/3 to equaling tepal length;

style obviously branched for 1/2–2/3 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm.

1.8–4 cm, odor not unpleasant.

angled.

= 24.