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.

2–4, spreading to ascending, gradually to somewhat abruptly reduced to bracts distally;

blade lanceolate to lance-elliptic, 5–40 × 0.6–6 cm.

lax to very dense.

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, showy, orange;

dorsal sepal entire or rarely emarginate;

lateral sepals reflexed;

petals linear to linear-cuneate, margins apically fringed;

lip porrect to descending, oblong to broadly ovate-spatulate, without basal thickening, 8–19 × 4–18 mm, margins deeply filiform-fringed;

spur slenderly cylindric, rarely slightly clavate, 20–35 mm;

rostellum lobes scarcely to markedly curving forward, slightly spreading, angular-elongate;

pollinaria with stalks nearly straight to curved forward;

pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs;

viscidia orbiculate;

ovary slender, 12–27 mm.

= 42.