Flora of North America species comparison

not brownish-tomentose.

some tuberous, thick.

unbranched or sparsely branched, 2–10 cm;

internodes pilose or villous.

spreading and diffuse, much branched, mainly from base, pubescent with glandular hairs, eglandular hairs, or mixture.

spirally arranged, sessile;

blade dull green, linear-lanceolate, 5–33 × 0.3–1.2 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins sparsely ciliate, apex acute to acuminate, pilose.

recurved and somewhat lax;

blade dark green to yellowish green, linear-lanceolate, mostly 20–30 × 0.5–1.0 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), sparsely to densely pubescent.

terminal;

bracts foliaceous, ascending, pilose, margins sparsely ciliate.

terminal, solitary, or more commonly also with lateral, pedunculate inflorescences;

bracts foliaceous, similar to leaves in form, sparsely to densely pubescent.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels (2–)4–6 cm, pilose with glandular or glandular and eglandular hairs;

sepals suffused with pink to purple, 5–11 mm, pilose with glandular, eglandular hairs, glandular hairs numerous, conspicuous, longer hairs 1.5–6 mm;

petals distinct, rose to blue or purplish, broadly ovate, not clawed, 8–16 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 2.5–4.5 cm, densely pubescent with medium to long, glandular hairs;

sepals 6–11 mm, densely pubescent with glandular hairs like those of pedicels, occasionally with a few eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, pink to dark blue, broadly ovate, not clawed;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

4–6 mm.

2–3 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

2–4 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

= 24.

= 12.