Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, thick.

thick, brownish-tomentose.

unbranched or sparsely branched, arachnoid-villous.

spreading, diffusely branched, particularly at base, 10–30 cm, arachnoid-villous or rarely nearly 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.

relatively lax and flaccid;

blade deep green, linear-lanceolate, 10–18 × 0.5–1.5 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), ± arachnoid-villous as on stems.

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

terminal, solitary, often with axillary, pedunculate inflorescences from distal nodes;

bracts foliaceous, similar to leaves in form, ± arachnoid-villous.

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.

violet-scented; distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 2–3 cm, puberulent or pilose with mixed glandular, eglandular hairs;

sepals green or suffused with rose or purple, 7–8 mm, pubescent with mixture of glandular, eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, bright blue, broadly ovate, not clawed, 13–14 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3.5–4 mm.

5–6 mm.

2 mm.

2–3 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

= 12, 24, 24+ (Mexico).

= 12.