Flora of North America species comparison

16–100 cm;

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

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

bracts mostly foliaceous, occasionally reduced.

terminal, axillary;

bracts reduced, bases saccate, minutely velvety.

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.

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.

6–7 mm.

2–3 mm.

= 12.