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.

1–3, ascending to spreading, rather abruptly or gradually reduced to bracts distally;

blade lance-oblong to linear-lanceolate, 4.5–32 × 1–3 cm.

lax to very dense.

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, pale yellow-orange to pale orange;

dorsal sepal entire or rarely apically dentate;

lateral sepals spreading;

petals elliptic to linear-oblong, margins entire;

lip descending, ovate-elliptic to obovate or oblong, 3–5 × 1.5–4 mm, margins eroded to lacerate or rarely entire, with basal pair of fleshy ridges on adaxial surface;

spur tapering from broad base to slender tube, 5–10 mm;

rostellum lobes curved downward, short, rounded;

pollinaria essentially straight; large pollinia protruding forward;

viscidia orbiculate to suborbiculate;

ovary slender to somewhat stout, 5–11 mm.

= 42.