Corms elongate, tapering (± globose s of Colorado River in Bastrop and Caldwell counties). Heads crowded. Phyllaries: apices petaloid, blue, lavender, magenta, or pink, elongate and strongly recurving, petaloid portions short relative to herbaceous bases. Corollas creamy white.

Flowering Jul-Oct. Sandy openings, roadsides, dunes, post oak, live oak; 0-50 m; Tex.