OregonFlora species comparison

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

20–60 cm × 0.5–0.8 mm.

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

distal 1–2 leaf sheaths bladeless.

blades trigonous-channeled in cross section; to 30 cm × 1–2 mm;

distal leaf blade 1–4 cm × 1–1.5 mm; shorter than its sheath.

involucral bracts absent.

blade-bearing involucral bracts solitary, similar to distal leaf;

blade usually gray or black proximally, 0.6–2 cm.

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.

(1)2–5; floral scales broadly ovate, 3–4.5 mm; black or dark gray with black tip;

margins absent or to 0.1 mm wide, 5–9-ribbed;

midrib reaching tip;

apex obtuse to more or less acute.

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

anthers (0.6)1.5–3 mm.

perianth bristles 10–15 mm, white;

anthers 1–2.5 mm.

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

narrowly obovoid, 1.5–3 mm.

=58.