Flora of North America species comparison

3–20 cm (caudices branching or rhizomes stout).

7–35(–70) cm (often viviparous in late season, bearing propagules in distal and, sometimes, proximal leaf axils, sometimes woody at bases).

none.

none.

3-nerved, narrowly oblanceolate, 10–60(–100) × 3–12 mm, tips acute, faces gray-woolly or tomentose.

1–3-nerved, linear to narrowly spatulate, 18–55 × 1–10 mm, tips acuminate, faces gray-tomentose.

linear, 5–40 mm, mid and distal flagged.

narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 5–60 mm, flagged.

staminate 4.5–6 mm; pistillate 5–8 mm.

staminate 3.5–5.5 mm; pistillate 3.5–6.5 mm.

staminate 3–4.5 mm; pistillate 2.5–4 mm.

staminate 2.5–4 mm; pistillate 2–4 mm.

(proximally light brown, dark brown, or olivaceous) distally whitish or light brown.

(relatively narrow, proximally green or golden brown, glabrous) distally white, acute.

3–9 in corymbiform arrays.

10–110+ in racemiform to paniculiform or corymbiform arrays.

1–1.6 mm, glabrous;

pappi: staminate 4–5 mm; pistillate 3.5–5 mm.

1–2 mm, sparingly papillate or papillate-strigose (hairs clavate);

pappi: staminate 3–4.5 mm; pistillate 2.5–4 mm.

= 28 (under A. neodioica).

= 28.