Flora of North America species comparison

(1–)1.5–5 mm thick, fleshy.

thick, brownish-tomentose.

not flexuous, 5–40 cm;

internodes usually glabrous.

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

spirally arranged, sessile;

blade dull green, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate-oblong, 9–27 × 1–4 cm (distal leaf blades wider than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), base cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate, not glaucous, glabrous or sparsely puberulent.

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;

bracts foliaceous.

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

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

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 2–3.2 cm, minutely pilose;

sepals somewhat inflated, 9–16 mm, uniformly eglandular-pilose;

petals distinct, deep blue, purple, or rose-red, broadly ovate, not clawed, 1.2–1.5 cm;

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.

5–7 mm.

5–6 mm.

2–3 mm.

2–3 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

= 12.

= 12.