Flora of North America species comparison

tuberous in part, not brownish-tomentose.

suffused with purplish violet.

spreading, diffusely branched, particularly at base, 0.5–20(–45) cm, densely pubescent to glabrescent.

spirally arranged;

blade not variegated, suffused with purplish violet, lanceolate-oblong to oblong-elliptic, (4–)7–15 × 1.5–3 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, margins ciliate or ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous or glabrescent.

somewhat recurved or falcate;

blade deep green, or paler and somewhat glaucous, linear-lanceolate, 11–20 × 1–2 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins usually tinged with purple, crisped, puberulent to glabrescent.

terminal, often becoming leaf-opposed, pedunculate;

peduncles (3.5–)4–13 cm;

bracts similar to leaves but usually greatly reduced.

terminal, solitary, or more frequently also axillary and pedunculate from distal nodes;

bracts foliaceous, similar to leaves in form, puberulent to glabrescent.

subsessile;

pedicels 4–9 mm, densely white-pilose at summit;

sepals distinct, 7–10 mm, pilose basally;

petals ± connate at base, pink, clawed, 1.5–2 cm;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments very sparsely bearded.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1.5–2.5 cm, puberulent or pilose with mixed glandular, eglandular hairs;

sepals dull green or occasionally edged or suffused with purple, 9–11 mm, pubescent with mixed glandular, eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, bright blue or occasionally pink, broadly ovate, not clawed, 11–19 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3.5 mm, glabrous.

6–7 mm.

2.5–3 mm.

2–3 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

= 24 (Mexico).

= 12.