Flora of North America species comparison

absent.

absent.

racemes or cymes, erect at emergence from soil, axis fleshy but not fibrous, usually not persistent after seed dispersal, yellowish to cream, 0.5–2 cm diam. proximal to proximalmost flower.

1–4 cm;

bracts cream, 1–2 × 0.5–2 cm.

erect, elongate in fruit;

bracteoles absent.

radially symmetric, erect;

sepals 4(–5), distinct, lateral pair clasping corolla, canoe-shaped, other pair appressed to corolla, flattened;

petals 4(–5), distinct, yellowish to cream, without basal tubercles, (abaxial surfaces glabrate, adaxial surfaces densely hairy), corolla tubular-campanulate;

intrastaminal nectary disc present;

stamens 8, included;

filaments ± uniformly slender, pubescent;

anthers horseshoe-shaped, without awns, without tubules, dehiscent by 1 slit;

pistil (4–)5-carpellate;

ovary 1-locular;

placentation intruded-parietal;

style straight, stout;

stigma umbilicate, subtended by ring of crowded hairs.

lateral sepals 1–1.8 × 0.5 cm, others 0.8–1.2 × 0.3–0.5 cm;

petals oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.4–0.7 cm, base slightly saccate, apex rounded;

stamens 0.6–1.1 cm;

anthers horizontal at anthesis, 1–1.5 mm diam.;

ovary 3–5 × 2.5–5 mm, glabrous;

style 3–5 × 2–3 mm;

stigma 5+ mm diam., apex depressed.

baccate, erect, (fleshy), indehiscent, (axis fleshy).

5–8(–10) diam.

25–100, ovoid, not winged.

ca. 0.2–0.4 mm diam.