Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

unbranched or sparsely branched, to 30 cm.

2-ranked, narrowing toward shoot apex;

blade lanceolate-elliptic to ovate, 4–15 × 2–3.5 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), base cordate-clasping, sparsely pilose to densely arachnoid-villous.

spirally arranged;

blade green, not variegated, broadly ovate to elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, to 8 × 3 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), succulent, base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, ± glaucous.

terminal, 1–4 axillary, sessile in axils of distal reduced leaves, boat-shaped spathes absent.

terminal;

bracts similar to leaves.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 0.6–1.4 cm, densely arachnoid-villous;

sepals 6.5–8 mm, pilose to densely arachnoid-pubescent;

petals distinct, rose-purple to bluish, not clawed, 10–15 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

subsessile;

pedicels densely pilose;

sepals distinct, glabrous;

petals distinct, deep pink to reddish purple, obovate, clawed, claws basally connate forming tube;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments glabrous;

ovary glabrous.

3.5–4 mm.

obovoid to subglobose, 4 mm diam., glabrous.

2 mm.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).

= 18 (Mexico).