OregonFlora species comparison

somewhat trigonous; (20)30–70(80) cm; stout; to 1.5(4) mm thick basally.

(10)20–100 cm × 0.6–2 mm.

blades filiform, trigonous-channeled; (2)3–10 cm × 1–2 mm;

distal 1–2 leaf sheaths bladeless.

blades flat; to 45 cm × 1–6 mm.

involucral bracts absent.

involucral bracts 2–5; sheathless; scale-like, 0.4–0.8(2.2) cm;

apex sometimes mucronate.

1; floral scales blackish to purplish brown;

proximal 1–7 scales empty, obovate or trigonous-obovate, 4–20 mm;

margins white or paler; as wide as dark portion;

apex blunt;

distal scales obovate to ovate-lanceolate;

margins hyaline, 1 mm wide or wider.

usually in dense head, subsessile, 3–10 mm long;

scales brown, with pale brown or green markings, often red-spotted, 2.5–4 mm.

perianth bristles 20–40 mm, red-brown to white;

anthers (0.6)1.5–3 mm.

perianth bristles usually 6, 3–9 mm, pale brown, usually antrorsely barbed;

anthers 1.2–2 mm.

oblong-obovoid, 2–2.7 mm; as wide as long.

1.5–3 mm.

=58.