Flora of North America species comparison

blade lanceolate, straight, slightly concave, nearly flattened, widest at middle, 25–60 × 1–2(–2.5) cm, rigid, slightly glaucous, margins denticulate, yellow or reddish brown, hyaline.

erect, paniculate, dense, arising completely within to mostly extending beyond rosettes, ovoid, 6–8.2 dm, glabrous, rarely slightly pubescent;

peduncle scapelike, to 0.8 m. Flowers pendent, 5–13 cm, nearly as wide;

perianth campanulate;

tepals connate basally to form shallow floral cup 7–12 mm, usually cream-colored, occasionally tinged with purple, 4.5–13 cm;

filaments connate proximally into collarlike structure, 3.2–12 mm, fleshy, pubescent;

anthers 5–7 mm;

pistil 4.5–8 × 0.7–1.2 cm (usually 4–5(–7) times longer than broad);

ovary 0.7–1.2 cm;

style 5–7 mm;

stigmas distinct.

narrowly paniculate, arising beyond rosettes, narrowly ovoid, 3.5–10 dm, densely pubescent;

bracts erect;

peduncle sometimes scapelike, 0.5–1.1 m, less than 2.5 cm diam.

pendent;

perianth campanulate;

tepals distinct, white or greenish white, ovate, 4–6 × 1.5–3 cm, apex sharply acuminate;

filaments 1.8–3.2 cm;

pistil 3–4.5 cm × 4–6 mm;

style white or greenish, 10–20 mm;

stigmas lobed.

pendent, baccate, indehiscent, elongate, 5–23 × 4–7.5 cm, fleshy, succulent.

erect, capsular, dehiscent, ellipsoid, 4–6 × 1.8–3.2 cm, dehiscence septicidal.

dull black, obovate, 7–11 mm diam., 3 mm thick, rugose.

dull black, thin, 5–7 mm diam.