Flora of North America species comparison

± ovoid, 3.5–7.9 × 2.6–5.3 cm, 0.9–2.1 times taller than long;

scales unsegmented, longest 3–5.7 cm;

stem roots absent.

rhizomatous, unbranched, continuously scaly, 1.5–4.7 × 3.5–11 cm, 0.2–0.6 times taller than long;

scales (1–)2(–4)-segmented, longest 0.9–3.7 cm;

stem roots absent.

to 1.1 m, glaucous.

to 1.9 m.

rounded in cross section.

rounded in cross section.

in 1–5(–6) whorls or partial whorls, 3–19 leaves per whorl, ascending and often cupping stem, 1.8–7.1 × 0.7–2.8 cm, 2.2–4.8 times longer than wide;

blade ± obovate, oblanceolate, or occasionally elliptic, noticeably glaucous, margins nearly always undulate, apex widely acute;

veins and margins ± smooth abaxially.

occasionally scattered in young plants or in 1–5 whorls or partial whorls, 3–18 leaves per whorl, ± horizontal and drooping at tips or ascending, 7.8–29 × 0.5–4.9 cm, 2.6–29 times longer than wide;

blade elliptic to narrowly linear, or ± obovate, often lanceolate in distal leaves, margins not undulate, apex acute, often narrowly so;

veins and margins ± smooth abaxially.

usually umbellate in small plants, in large plants racemose or in 2 whorls, 1–9-flowered.

racemose, 1–31-flowered.

nodding to horizontal, not fragrant;

perianth ± campanulate or funnelform;

sepals and petals somewhat recurved 3/5–4/5 along length from base, red or magenta, occasionally salmon pink or pale yellow, with maroon spots, often yellowish on proximal 1/3–1/2, not distinctly clawed;

sepals not ridged abaxially, 3.1–4.7 × 0.7–1.2 cm;

petals 3–4.5 × 0.7–1.1 cm;

stamens included;

filaments barely spreading, diverging 0°–12° from axis;

anthers reddish or magenta, 0.3–0.8 cm;

pollen rust, orange, or yellow;

pistil 2.1–3.5 cm;

ovary 1–2.1 cm;

style green, rarely reddish purple;

pedicel 0.8–14.2 cm.

opening before dusk, horizontal or somewhat nodding, slightly bilaterally symmetric, strongly fragrant;

perianth funnelform;

sepals and petals recurved 3/5 along length from base, lower less recurved than upper and forming landing platform, bright yellow with sparse, usually minute maroon spots, not distinctly clawed;

sepals not ridged abaxially, oblanceolate, 7.7–10.7 × 1.1–1.7 cm;

petals noticeably wider than sepals, often very wide distally, 7.8–10.6 × 1.1–2.1 cm, apex widely acute or sometimes obtuse;

stamens barely exserted;

filaments barely spreading, diverging at 5°–12°;

anthers pale magenta-brown, 0.8–1.4 cm;

pollen rust-orange or orange-brown;

pistil 5.3–9.3 cm;

ovary 1.6–2.9 cm;

style green, often pale;

pedicel 2–17.5 cm.

2–4.1 × 1.2–2.1 cm, 1.4–3 times longer than wide.

3.9–5.9 × 1.1–1.7 cm, 2.5–4.4 times longer than wide.

90–210.

141–303.

= 24.

= 24.