Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous, tufted.

loosely branched, to 50 cm, glabrous.

2-ranked;

blade lanceolate-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 2.5–5 × 1–2 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous.

spirally arranged;

blade not variegated, elliptic, to 12 × 3.5 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), succulent, base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, margins ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous.

terminal, becoming leaf-opposed, sometimes axillary from distalmost leaf axil, 1–2 cyme pairs per stem;

bracts mostly foliaceous, occasionally reduced.

terminal, pedunculate;

peduncles 3–5.5 cm;

bracts similar to leaves but somewhat smaller.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1–1.5 cm, glandular-pilose;

sepals 5–7 mm, midrib pilose with eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, white, not clawed, 8–9 mm;

stamens free;

filaments white, densely bearded with white hairs.

subsessile;

pedicels 0.7–0.8 cm, glabrous except for long silky hairs at summit;

sepals distinct, base densely pilose, other surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals ovate, clawed, 1 cm, claws basally connate forming tube, limb pale pink or whitish;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments bearded, antipetalous filament epipetalous, connective orange, broad;

ovary densely bearded.

subglobose, 3.5 mm diam., pubescent.

2–3 mm.