Flora of North America species comparison

usually branched below ground level;

branches (peduncles) aerial, suberect, becoming falcate, ultimately erect.

(2–)6–9, much exceeding stem;

blade 10–30 cm × ca. 1.5 mm.

green or flushed with purple;

outer 12–25 mm, margin narrow, membranous;

inner margin brown-streaked, broad, membranous.

10–15 mm.

ca. 2 mm diam.

tunicate, 5–15 mm diam.;

tunic hard, woody, splitting above and below into acuminate segments, those below bent backward.

pink to purple, usually pale yellow in cup, outer pale abaxially, main veins dark green to purple, lanceolate, 13–22 × 3–4 mm;

perianth tube 2–3.5 mm;

filaments ca. 5 mm;

anthers ca. 4 mm;

style branching opposite upper 1/3 anthers;

branches ca. 2 mm, shorter than anther apices.