Flora of North America species comparison

simple, obviously winged, 1–2.5 mm wide, glabrous, margins entire to denticulate apically, similar in color and texture to stem body.

simple, 0.5–3 mm wide, glabrous, margins entire, similar in color and texture to stem body.

blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts.

blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts.

borne singly;

spathes usually green, glabrous, keels entire to denticulate;

outer 14–55(–65) mm, 13–16 mm longer than inner, basally connate 2.6–7 mm, tapering evenly towards apex;

inner with keel evenly curved to straight, hyaline margins 0.1–0.5 mm wide, apex acuminate to acute, ending 0.5–2.1 mm proximal to green apex.

borne singly;

spathes usually green, glabrous, keels entire;

outer 13–27 mm, equaling or 3 mm longer than inner, tapering evenly towards apex, margins basally connate 2.7–5.5 mm;

inner with keel evenly curved to straight, hyaline margins 0.40.6 mm wide, apex broadly rounded or truncate, often erose, often extending as 2 lobes beyond green apex.

tepals light to deep bluish violet or occasionally purple, bases yellow;

outer tepals 8–20 mm, apex rounded, truncate, or emarginate, aristate;

filaments connate ± entirely, stipitate-glandular basally;

ovary similar in color to foliage.

tepals light to dark bluish violet, bases yellow;

outer tepals 9–12 mm, apex truncate, aristate;

filaments connate ± entirely, stipitate-glandular basally;

ovary similar in color to foliage.

beige to light or dark brown, occasionally with purple blotches on apex, ± globose to pyriform, 3–6 mm;

pedicel erect to ascending.

beige, ± globose, 2.2–4 mm;

pedicel erect.

globose to obconic, lacking obvious depression, 0.8–1.8 mm, usually granular.

globose to obconic, lacking obvious depression, 1–1.7 mm, rugulose.

= 32.