Flora of North America species comparison

20–80 cm, 0.8–1.5 mm wide basally, 0.4–0.5 mm wide distally.

(20–)30–100 cm, 1.5–3.5 mm wide basally, 0.7–1.2 mm wide distally.

sheaths tight, green, fronts hyaline;

ligules less than 2, wider than long;

widest leaf blades 1.3–1.9 mm wide.

sheaths usually loose, proximal green-and-white-striped and green-and-white-mottled, with conspicous transverse veins on back, fronts white to hyaline, sometimes red dotted and transversely rugose, yellow or brown and thickened at mouth;

ligules 1–4.5 mm, shorter than to as long as wide;

widest leaf blades 3.5–5 mm wide.

with 4–8 spikes, 3–7 cm × 5–7.5 mm;

proximal internodes more than 2 times as long as proximal spikes;

proximal bracts to 5(–10) cm;

spikes with 3–8 spreading or reflexed perigynia.

with 5–10 spikes, (1.5–)2–5 cm × 8–13 mm;

proximal internodes shorter than to as long as proximal spikes;

proximal bracts to 3 cm;

spikes with 5–15 ascending to spreading perigynia.

green, faces not veined, 2.6–3.8 × 1–1.5 mm, base of body spongy, thickened, longitudinally striate adaxially, spongy region 1–1.5 mm, margins serrulate distally;

beak 0.4–1 mm, apical teeth 0.1–0.2 mm.

pale green to pale brown, veinless or weakly 2–5-veined abaxially, 3.4–4.6 × 1.9–2.8 mm, body somewhat spongy, thickened at base, margins serrulate distally;

beak 0.7–1.4 mm, apical teeth 0.3–1 mm.

ovate to obovate, 1.5–2 × 1–1.4 mm.

circular to elliptic-circular, 1.8–2.1 × 1.6–1.8 mm.

scales hyaline with green midvein, ovate, 1.4–2.3 × 0.9–1.6 mm, body 1/2 length of perigynium, apex obtuse, acute, or awned.

scales hyaline or pale brown with green, 1–3-veined center, ovate, 2.2–3.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm, body 2/3 as long to almost length of perigynia, apex acuminate to short-awned.

0.8–1.3 mm.

1.5–2.5 mm.

straight or slightly twisted, 0.03–0.06 mm wide.

= 58.