Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

not flexuous, 25–70 cm, densely puberulent to glabrescent.

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.

gradually narrowed into sheath;

blade light green, elliptic-lanceolate, 7–39 × 1.5–4.5 cm (distal leaf blades wider than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), minutely puberulent to glabrescent.

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

terminal, usually also axillary from distal nodes;

bracts foliaceous.

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.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1.5–3 cm, densely puberulent;

sepals green, 6–9 mm, glandular-puberulent or mixed glandular- and eglandular-puberulent;

petals distinct, white to pale mauve, rarely bright pink, broadly ovate, not clawed, 1–1.2 cm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3.5–4 mm.

8–10 mm.

2 mm.

3–4 mm.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).

= 12.