Flora of North America species comparison

proximal blades 5–50 cm × 2–30 mm.

proximal blades 18–80 cm × 3–20 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, 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 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, 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.

8–30 × 4–11 mm.

narrowly conic, 9–22 × 3–6 mm.

= 22.

= 22.