Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

tuberous, tufted.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

loosely branched, to 50 cm, glabrous.

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 not variegated, elliptic, to 12 × 3.5 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), succulent, base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, margins ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous.

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

terminal, pedunculate;

peduncles 3–5.5 cm;

bracts similar to leaves but somewhat smaller.

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 0.7–0.8 cm, glabrous except for long silky hairs at summit;

sepals distinct, base densely pilose, other surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals ovate, clawed, 1 cm, claws basally connate forming tube, limb pale pink or whitish;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments bearded, antipetalous filament epipetalous, connective orange, broad;

ovary densely bearded.

3.5–4 mm.

subglobose, 3.5 mm diam., pubescent.

2 mm.

2–3 mm.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).