Flora of North America species comparison

blade sometimes becoming reddish brown with age, 19–42 cm × 5–20 mm, glaucous abaxially.

proximal blades 10–30 cm × 3–8 mm.

loosely paniculate, 30–75-flowered, with 2–6 ascending branches, pyramidal, 10–60 × 5–12 cm.

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

perianth hypogynous, 20–30 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, white to cream colored, ovate to lanceolate, 9–15 × 3–5 mm, somewhat contracted at base;

glands 2, elliptic, margins thickened;

pedicel bracts ovate, 5–15 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.

conic, 10–15 mm.

8–16 × 5–10 mm.

= 52.

= 22.