Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

thin, fibrous, 0.5–1(–2) mm thick.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

unbranched or sparsely branched, 19–60 cm;

internodes puberulent with glandular or eglandular hairs, rarely pilose or 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, sessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, 10–42 × 0.5–1.6 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, somewhat glaucous, puberulent to pilosulose, rarely glabrescent.

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

terminal, often axillary;

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.

rose-scented, distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1–2.8 cm, glandular-puberulent;

sepals 6–12 mm, glandular-puberulent, glandular hairs numerous and conspicuous, often mixed with eglandular hairs, usually with apical tuft of eglandular hairs, all hairs less than 1mm;

petals distinct, broadly deep blue to magenta, ovate, not clawed, 10–14 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3.5–4 mm.

5–7 mm.

2 mm.

3–4 mm.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).

= 24.