Flora of North America species comparison

2(–3), basal, opposite, with sheathing blade, vernation flat and parallel, or convolute; nonsheathing blade erect to recurving at maturity, grayish green, linear-oblanceolate, glaucous; sheathing blade white, tubular, membranous, enclosing leaf bases and scape.

vernation convolute, remaining so within basal sheath;

blade narrowly oblanceolate, 10–30 × 0.5–2.5(–3.5) cm.

erect in flower, prostrate in fruit, green, solid.

pendulous, 1-flowered, spathaceous;

spathe bracteate, membranous;

bracts 2, connate, split on 1 side.

nodding, fragrant;

perianath 2.5 cm or shorter;

tepals 6, distinct, unequal;

outer tepals spreading, white, narrowly obovate to almost orbicular, larger than inner;

inner tepals overlapping, appearing tubular, green-spotted at apex only or apex and base, straight to semiorbicular, apex notched;

stamens 6, inserted at bases of tepals, distinct;

anthers basifixed, longer than filaments, bases lobed, apices tapered, dehiscense introrse, via terminal slits;

ovary inferior, green, 3-locular, globose, septal nectaries present;

style, white, unbranched, filiform;

stigma indistinct to minutely capitate;

pedicel wiry, short, slender.

outer tepals white, elliptic to broadly obovate or nearly orbiculate, 2–2.5 × 1–2 cm;

inner tepals white with green blotch at base and apex, or with green stripe from base to apex, narrowly obovate, 10–12 × (4–)6–7 mm;

anthers 4–6 mm;

ovary 5–8 × 4–5 mm;

style 8–10 mm;

pedicel (1.5–)3–4 cm.

3–5 cm.

capsular, green, globose, fleshy, dehiscence loculicidal.

18–36, light brown, 3.5 mm, oblong to obtuse, elaiosomes fleshy.

= 12.