Androstephium coeruleum

(Scheele) Greene

Pittonia 2: 57. 1890.

Common names: Blue funnel-lily
Endemic
Basionym: Milla coerulea Scheele Linnaea 25: 260. 1852
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 333.

Leaves 10–30 (–35) × 0.15–0.3 cm. Scape 1–2 (–3.5) dm, entirely glabrous. Inflorescences 2–6 (–9) -flowered. Flowers: perianth light blue to violet-purple, 1.5–2.5 (–3) cm, lobes shorter than to ca. as long as tube; anthers 2–4 mm; pedicel 1–2 (–2.5) cm. Capsules 1–1.5 cm. Seeds 7–9 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Feb–May).
Habitat: Prairies, grassy slopes, frequently in rocky areas
Elevation: 100–800 m

Discussion

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cordate +  and linear +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
J. Chris Pires +  and James. L. Reveal +
(Scheele) Greene +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Milla coerulea +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
channeled +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
lanceolate +
tunicate +  and scaly +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Blue funnel-lily +
fibrous-coated +
Kans. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
100–800 m +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
loculicidal +
subglobose +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Prairies, grassy slopes, frequently in rocky areas +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
persistent +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
not articulate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
light blue +  and violet-purple +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Flowering spring (Feb–May). +
cylindrical +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
adnate +  and free +
epitepalous +
1 +  and several +
persistent +
3 +  and 1 +
slender +
Androstephium coeruleum +
Androstephium +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +