Flora of North America species comparison

2–4.5 cm.

arcuate or slightly sinuous, 10–35 cm.

of flowering stems thickened, recurved, shorter to equaling culms, to 3 cm × 1.6–3.5 mm ligules of distal cauline leaves usually obsolete.

of flowering stems shorter than to equaling culms, 1.4–4.6 mm wide, ligules of distal cauline leaves usually obsolete.

proximal pistillate spikes 1–3, contiguous or slightly separate, globose or elliptic, 4–5.5 mm wide;

terminal staminate spikes short- or long-pedunculate, 5.1–6.1 × 1.6–2.1 mm.

peduncles of terminal staminate spikes (1–)3–28 mm;

proximal pistillate spikes (1–)2–5, approximate, the proximal usually distant and pedunculate, elliptic, 5.3–8.5 mm wide;

terminal staminate spikes pedunculate, 9–23.8 × 1.3–3.3 mm.

dark green to yellowish green, 2.3–2.8 × 1.3–1.5 mm, apex abruptly narrowed into a scabrous or smooth, reflexed beak;

beak 0.4–2.1 mm, forming an angle of 5–28° with body.

dark olive to green, (2.7–)3.2–3.8(–4.2) × 1.1–1.7 mm wide, apex gradually contracted into a smooth or slightly scabrous, straight or slightly curved (less than 28°) beak;

beak 0.7–1.7 mm.

1.2–1.4 × 0.9–1 mm.

1.1–1.5 × 0.9–1.2 mm.