Flora of North America species comparison

phyllopodic, with dead leaf remains at base, 5–35 cm.

to 30 cm.

blades 1–2.5 mm wide, margins sometimes involute, scabrid at tip.

blades 1.5–3.5 mm wide.

proximal bracts 0.5-2 cm, much shorter than inflorescences;

lateral spikes 6–15 × 3.5–5 mm, with 2–10 perigynia;

terminal spikes 6–20 × 1–2.5 mm.

1–12 cm, proximal internodes 5–50 mm;

peduncles of proximal spikes to 5 cm;

proximal bracts with blade 0–15(–40) mm, sheath cylindric, (3–)4–22 mm, mouth 0.5–1.2 mm wide.

(2–)3–4(–5);

lateral spikes pistillate, the proximal inclined or pendent, 6–21 × 3–6 mm;

terminal spike gynecandrous, rarely staminate, pendent, 8–10 × 3.5–5 mm.

2.5–4.5 × 1.6–2 mm, apex rounded;

beak absent.

ascending, pale brown proximally, black or dark brown distally, veins indistinct, lanceolate, 3.3–5.5 × 0.9–1.3(–1.4) mm, margins ciliate, glabrous;

beak indistinct.

obovoid, 1.5–2 × 0.9–1 mm.

scales circular-ovate, 3–4.8 × 2.2–3.4 mm, long as and wider than perigynia, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate.

scales black or brown with pale, weak midvein and very narrowly scarious margins, ovate, 2.8–4.2 × 1.4–2.4 mm, apex obtuse to acuminate.

scales oblanceolate to obovate, 3.2–4.8 × 1.5–2 mm, apex acute to obtuse.

scales brown to black with pale midvein and scarious margins, oblong-obovate to obovate, 3–5 × 1.4–1.8 mm.

2–2.5 mm.

1.2–2.7 mm.

= 52.