Flora of North America species comparison

proximal blades 5–50 cm × 2–30 mm.

proximal blades 10–30 cm × 3–8 mm.

racemose or paniculate, 2–80-flowered, broad, proximal branches 1/3–1/2 as long as entire inflorescence, spreading at 60°–90° angle.

usually paniculate, 20–80-flowered, with 1–8 branches, terminal raceme 10–45 × 3–8 cm.

perianth hypogynous, rotate, 15–25 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, 5–15 × 2–6 mm, outer very short clawed, inner distinctly clawed 2 mm;

gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident, dentate;

filaments straight, shorter than tepals, thickened proximally;

pedicel ascending in flower to perpendicular to stem in fruit, 10–50 mm, bracts green, somewhat falcate, 5–50 mm.

perianth hypogynous, 10–20 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, elliptic, 4–7 × 2–5 mm, outer not clawed;

gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident;

filaments thin and curved, shorter than tepals;

pedicel usually perpendicular to stem in fruit, 12–40 mm, bracts green, 2–8 mm.

8–30 × 4–11 mm.

8–16 × 5–10 mm.

= 22.

= 22.