Flora of North America species comparison

without persistent leaf bases.

proximal blades 10–30 cm × 3–15 mm.

proximal blades 18–80 cm × 3–20 mm.

loosely racemose to paniculate, 10–50-flowered, with 1–4 branches, 0.9–2.5 dm × 3–6 cm.

usually paniculate, 10–100-flowered, with 1–15 branches, narrow, appearing pyramidal in early anthesis, terminal raceme 5–60 × 3–7 cm, proximal branches 1/3–1/2 length of entire inflorescence, extending upwards from main axis of inflorescence at 10°–60° angle.

perianth perigynous, rotate to rotate-campanulate, 15–20 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored to greenish, ovate, 7–12 × 4–5 mm, somewhat narrowed at base;

gland 1, obcordate;

pedicel erect at anthesis, 1–2.3 cm, bracts often tinged with purple or pink, ovate, 5–20 mm.

perianth hypogynous, campanulate, 5–15 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, 4–12 × 1–4 mm, outer usually lacking claw;

gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident, serrate to dentate;

filaments straight, shorter than tepals, thickened proximally;

pedicel horizontally spreading, usually perpendicular to stem in fruit, 15–45 mm, bracts green, 5–35 mm.

narrowly conic, 10–20 mm.

narrowly conic, 9–22 × 3–6 mm.

= 32.

= 22.