Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

16–100 cm;

proximal internodes glabrous, distal glabrous to densely eglandular-puberulent.

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, sessile (with sheaths ± saccate);

blade linear-lanceolate, 10–40 × 0.5–2.5 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), glaucous, glabrous or adaxially densely and minutely eglandular-velvety.

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

terminal, axillary;

bracts reduced, bases saccate, minutely velvety.

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 0.9–2.8 cm, densely eglandular-puberulent;

sepals 5–13 mm, densely, minutely eglandular-puberulent;

petals distinct, magenta to blue or violet, broadly obovate, not clawed, 1.5–1.8 cm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3.5–4 mm.

6–7 mm.

2 mm.

2–3 mm.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).

= 12.