Flora of North America species comparison

trigonous or ± terete, (3–)20–45(–70) cm × (0.8–) 1.2–2 mm, glabrous.

trigonous, (2–)6–15(–35) cm × (0.3–)1–1.8 mm, glabrous.

(2–) 6–10(–16), flat to V-shaped, (2–) 10–30(–60) cm × 1–4 mm.

1–5, flat to V-shaped, (1–)5–15(–22) cm × (0.5–)1.5–3 mm.

spike 1, loosely ovoid to densely turbinate, 12–40 × 10–25 mm;

rachis 3–10 mm;

rays 1–8(–12), 0.5–3(–6) cm; 2d order rays absent;

if rays absent, inflorescence single dense cluster of spikelets, 12–40 mm diam.;

bracts (3–)4–6(–7), horizontal to ascending at 45°, flanged V-shaped, (2–)5–15(–23) cm × 1–4 mm.

spikes ± digitate, ± globose, 7–40 × 10–20 mm;

rays (0–)1–6, 2–12 cm;

if absent, inflorescence a sessile cluster of (1–)3–10 spikelets;

rachis 2–5 mm;

bracts (1–)4–5(–6), ascending, V-shaped, 1–15(–20) cm × 0.5–3.5 mm;

rachilla persistent, wingless.

(5–)15–30(–40), spreading to appressed-ascending, linear-lanceoloid to linear, compressed, 8–18(–40) × (1–)1.3–1.6(–2) mm;

floral scales (8–)12–25(–66), laterally stramineous to light brown, medially green, laterally ribless, medially 3–5-ribbed, oblong, (1.5–)1.8–2.4 × (1–)1.2–1.4 mm, apex acute to ± acute, mucronate.

(1–)3–12(–16), greenish white, linear to linear-lanceoloid, compressed-quadrangular, 6–34(–40) × 2–3(–3.6) mm;

floral scales deciduous, (8–)16–36(–42), spreading, laterally whitish, greenish, or pale brownish, medially green, weakly 7–9-ribbed, laterally weakly 1–2-ribbed, most ribs medial, ovate, (2.4–)2.6–3 × (1.9–)2–2.4(–2.5) mm, apex acute to ± acute, cuspidate tip (0.3–)0.5–0.7(–0.8) mm.

stamens 2;

anthers (0.4–)0.5–0.8 mm, connective not prolonged;

styles 0.6–1(–1.4) mm;

stigmas (1–)1.4–2 mm.

anthers 0.6–0.7 mm;

styles 0.9–1.3 mm;

stigmas 0.5–0.8 mm.

light to dark brown, oblong, (0.8–)0.9–1.1(–1.2) × 0.4–0.5(–0.6) mm, base cuneate to ± stipelike, apex truncate, apiculate, surfaces punctate to minutely punctate with raised cells.

brown, stipitate to sessile, obovoid, (1–)1.2–1.4(–1.5) × 0.9–1(–1.1) mm, apex obtuse to emarginate, surfaces very finely puncticulate.