Flora of North America species comparison

short, densely branched.

erect, 1–4 mm diam., smooth.

1–30.

1–2, straw-colored to pink, apex acute.

1–2.

basal 1–3, cauline 1–2;

auricles 0.6–1.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious;

blade terete to compressed, 0.2–12 cm × 0.5–2 mm.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles (0.2–)0.4–0.6 (–0.8) mm, scarious, rarely ± leathery;

;

blade dark green, nearly terete, 5–30 cm × 0.4–0.8 mm, margins entire.

panicles of 5–80 heads, 5–25 cm, branches ascending;

primary bract erect;

heads 2–6-flowered, ellipsoid to obovoid, 2–5 mm diam.

terminal, 5–50-flowered, usually congested, 1–8 cm;

primary bract usually surpassing inflorescence.

tepals green to light brown, lanceolate;

outer tepals 1.8–2.5 mm, apex obtuse to nearly acute;

inner tepals 2–2.8 mm, apex obtuse to nearly acute;

stamens 3 or 6, anthers 1/2 filament length.

bracteoles 2;

tepals dark green or darker, lanceolate, 2.5–4.2 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal, apex acute;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.8 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

exserted, chestnut to dark brown, imperfectly 3-locular, obconic, 2.4–3.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence.

chestnut brown or dark brown, infrequently lighter, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (2.5–)2.9–3.5(–4) × (1.1–)1.5–1.8 mm, slightly exceeding tepals, apex somewhat truncate.

ellipsoid to fusiform, 0.8–1.2 mm, tailed;

body covered with whitish translucent veil.

dark tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.48–0.65–(0.7) mm, not tailed.

= 80.

= ca. 80.