Flora of North America species comparison

2–5, wide-spreading, recurved to somewhat ascending, scattered along stem, gradually reduced to bracts distally;

blade lanceolate, oblong-elliptic, or oblong-obovate, 5–22 × 1.5–7 cm.

few, ascending-sheathing, little more than bracts, scarcely reduced distally;

bracts often lacking;

blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, 2.5–6 × 0.7–2 cm.

lax to very dense.

lax to rather dense.

resupinate, showy, lavender- to rose-purple, rarely white;

lateral sepals reflexed to somewhat spreading;

petals spatulate to broadly obovate or cuneate-oblong, margins dentate-lacerate to sparsely fringed;

lip descending to somewhat porrect, deeply 3-lobed, without basal thickening, 5–13 × 5–17 mm, distal margins of lobes fringed, sometimes deeply, lateral lobes often reflexed or slightly elevated above middle lobe, broadly to narrowly cuneate, middle lobe sometimes reflexed, broadly cuneate-flabellate, often emarginate to 2-fid;

spur slenderly cylindric to slightly clavate, 12–22 mm;

rostellum lobes nearly parallel, directed downward, short, rounded;

pollinaria nearly straight;

pollinia remaining enclosed within anther sacs;

viscidia suborbiculate to broadly elliptic;

ovary slender to stout, 9–16 mm.

resupinate, not showy, green to yellowish green;

lateral sepals reflexed or sometimes spreading;

petals ovate- to lance-falcate, margins entire;

lip descending or reflexed, linear to linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate, 6–10(–14) mm, margins entire, often with series of low parallel ridges on adaxial surface;

spur cylindric or tapering toward apex, 9–20 mm, apex usually rather acute;

rostellum lobes somewhat divergent, directed forward, rounded-subangular, rather prominent;

pollinaria straight;

pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs;

viscidia orbiculate to broadly elliptic-oblong;

ovary rather slender to stout, mostly 6–12 mm.

= 42.