Flora of North America species comparison

5–90 cm;

internodes glaucous, glabrous.

15–115 cm;

internodes glabrous or occasionally pilose, glaucous.

spirally arranged, sessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, 5–50 × 0.2–3 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, glaucous, glabrous.

spirally arranged, sessile, forming acute angle with stem, arcuate;

blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 5–45 × 0.4–4.5 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, glaucous, usually glabrous, sometimes pilose near sheath.

terminal, often axillary;

bracts foliaceous.

terminal and often axillary;

bracts foliaceous.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 0.8–3 cm, glandular-puberulent, rarely glabrous or glabrescent;

sepals 4–11 mm, glandular-puberulent, usually with apical tuft of eglandular hairs, occasionally with scattered eglandular hairs among glandular, rarely glabrous or glabrescent;

petals distinct, bright blue to rose or magenta, broadly ovate, not clawed, 6–16 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 0.7–3 cm, glabrous;

sepals glaucous, 4–15 mm, glabrous or with apical tuft of eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, deep blue to rose, rarely white, broadly ovate, not clawed, 0.8–2 cm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

4–7 mm.

4–6 mm.

2–4 mm.

2–3 mm.

= 12, 24.