Flora of North America species comparison

2–several, spreading to ascending, scattered along stem, rather abruptly to gradually reduced distally;

blade linear-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic-lanceolate, 5–35 × 1–5 cm.

few–several, ascending to recurved-spreading, scattered along stem, gradually reduced to bracts distally;

blade linear, linear-lanceolate, oblong, or oblanceolate, 3.5–32 × 0.3–7 cm.

dense to rather lax.

very lax to very dense.

resupinate, showy, white;

lateral sepals reflexed;

petals linear to oblanceolate, apex fringed to nearly entire;

lip reflexed to porrect, without basal thickening, ovate-oblong to oblong-elliptic, rarely quadrangular-suborbiculate, margin fringed;

spur essentially cylindric, slender;

rostellum lobes curving forward, slightly spreading, angular-elongate;

pollinaria with stalks curved forward;

pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs;

viscidia elliptic-suborbiculate to orbiculate;

ovary slender, 10–28 mm.

resupinate, rather showy, conspicuous, white;

lateral sepals spreading to reflexed;

petals ovate- to linear-lance-falcate, margins entire;

lip descending or apex adhering to dorsal sepal and petal apices, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, without basal thickening, 4–11 × 2–5 mm, base slightly rounded-dilated to orbiculate, rarely rhombic, margins entire;

rostellum lobes parallel to slightly divergent, directed downward, very small, obscure, rounded;

pollinaria straight;

pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs;

ovary rather slender to stout, 5–15 mm.

= 42.