Flora of North America species comparison

few, horizontally spreading, slender, mostly to 0.4 cm diam.

numerous, spreading, mostly to 1 cm diam., stout.

persisting through anthesis, basal, sometimes on basal portion of stem, spreading, linear-oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, to 21 × 2 cm.

persisting through anthesis, to 4–5, basal, reduced to sheathing bracts upward on stem, spreading, linear-lanceolate, keeled, 5–25 × 1 cm.

spikes loosely to tightly spiraled, 3–7 or more flowers per cycle of spiral, sometimes nearly secund;

rachis densely pubescent, trichomes articulate, pointed, capitate glands absent.

rather loosely to very tightly spiraled, 3–4 flowers per cycle of spiral, occasionally 5 or more in very loose spiral;

rachis moderately pubescent, some trichomes capitate, glands obviously stalked.

ochroleucous, ivory, creamy, yellowish, or greenish white, ascending, urceolate to somewhat gaping, claw of lip at pronounced (20–60°) angle to lamina, base cuneate, appearing strongly inflated;

sepals distinct to base, 6–14 mm;

lateral sepals appressed to petals and lip, straight, separated from dorsal sepal by mostly 0.7–1 mm;

petals linear to linear-oblong, 6–13 mm, apex acute to obtuse;

lip often more yellow centrally, oblong to ovate, 7–12 × 4–7 mm, margins crenulate, glabrous;

veins several, branches parallel;

basal calli incurved, prominent, very rarely conic, 1–2 mm;

viscidia linear;

ovary 3–7 mm.

nodding to somewhat ascending, white to cream, mostly gaping;

sepals distinct to base, lanceolate, 6–10 × 2–3 mm;

lateral sepals spreading;

petals oblong, 6–9 × 2 mm, apex obtuse;

lip creamy yellow centrally or some individuals with 2 brown-orange spots, ovate, 5–8 × 4 mm;

veins of lip straight, branches parallel;

basal calli conic, to 1 mm;

viscidium linear-lanceolate;

ovary mostly 8 mm.

monoembryonic.

monoembryonic.

= 30.

= 30.