Flora of North America species comparison

short- creeping or densely branching, if densely branching herb appearing cespitose.

1–many, occasionally becoming decumbent.

0–2.

1–3.

basal and cauline;

auricles rudimentary or absent;

blade flat, 3–13 cm × 0.3–1.1 mm.

basal and cauline, 1–2;

auricles 0.3–0.5 mm, scarious to membranous;

blade flat to slightly channeled, 5–35 cm × 0.8–2 mm, margins entire.

loose and diffuse or less often compact, usually at least ½1/2 total height of plant;

primary bract shorter than inflorescence.

5–60-flowered, lax, loose to moderately congested, 1.5–8 cm;

primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence.

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.8–7(–8.5) mm;

inner series slightly shorter, apex sometimes obtuse;

stamens 3–6, filaments (0.7–)1–1.8 mm, anthers 0.3–0.8 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

bracteoles 2;

tepals brownish, ovate to oblong, 1.7–2.7 mm;

inner and outer series nearly equal, apex obtuse;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.7 mm, anthers 0.6–1 mm;

style 0.3 mm.

tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid to narrowly so, slightly truncate, 2.7–4 × 1–1.5 mm, sometimes exceeding inner tepals but usually not outer series.

brown or darker, pseudo-3-locular, widely ellipsoid to obovoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.4–1.8 mm, exceeding tepals.

yellowish, widely ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.26–0.49, not tailed.

light brown, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.35–0.556 mm, not tailed.

= 27–37, 58–81, 108–115.

= 44.