UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Basal leaves several;

cauline leaves 2-4, 3-10 mm. broad.

Basal leaves 5-15 cm. long and 3-7 mm. broad, the margins with long, soft, wavy hairs;

leaf bases sheathing, the throats of the sheaths with long, soft, wavy hairs.

Inflorescence a diffuse, nodding panicle up to 15 cm. long;

bracts somewhat lacerate, often with marginal hairs;

flowers usually borne singly;

perianth greenish or tawny to purplish-brown, the 6 segments 1.5-2 mm. long;

anthers 0.3-0.6 mm. long, shorter than the filaments;

style 0.2-0.4 mm. long, the stigmas 1 mm. long.

Inflorescence of 1-6 umbellate or sessile glomerules, spheric to nearly cylindric, 5-15 mm. long and 5-7 mm. wide, the branches straight, divergent;

perianth 2-5 mm. long, dark brown to pale with clear margins, the outer 3 tepals longer than the inner 3.

Capsule ovoid, greenish to purplish-brown, equalling the perianth.

Capsules spheric, greenish to dark brown, usually shorter than the perianth.