Flora of North America species comparison

to 150, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.

to 0.9 cm, 1/4–1 times height of plant.

blade absent.

terminal solitary flowers;

bracts subtending inflorescence (1–)2, ovate, inconspicuous, 0.3–0.9 mm, membranous, apex acute.

6–many-flowered, loose to congested;

primary bract usually several times longer than inflorescence.

3-merous;

: tepals (4–)6(–8), turning inward to enwrap shorter capsule at maturity, chestnut brown to black, lanceolate to oblong, 1.2–2.3(–2.8) × 0.4–0.6 mm;

;

outer and inner series nearly equal, acute to acuminate;

stamens 3, filaments 0.3–0.6 mm, anthers 0.15–0.25 mm;

style 0.1 mm, stigma 0.2–0.3 mm.

tepals blackish to light brown, occasionally paler, (2.5–)3.5–5.5(–6) mm;

filaments 0.2–0.5 mm, anthers 1.2–2.2 mm.

pale reddish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1–1.9 mm × 0.5–1 mm.

ovoid to globose, 0.3–0.5 mm.

= ca. 38.