Flora of North America species comparison

densely branched.

widely creeping, sparingly branched, 1.5–2 mm diam., nodes closely set.

(1–)5–15(–25).

terete, 1 mm diam.

1–3.

several.

basal, 2–4;

auricles 0.3–0.7 mm, apex usually rounded, scarious to membranaceous;

blade flat, 3–15 cm × 0.4–1 mm, margins entire.

blade absent.

3–25-flowered, congested, 1–2.5 × 1–2 cm;

primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence.

3–10(–12)-flowered, loosely congested, 1–2 cm;

primary bract terete, nearly equaling to much longer than culm.

not secund;: bracteoles 2;

tepals dark green to blackish, usually with brownish midstripe, lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 3.5–4.3 mm, margins clear;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 0.6–0.9 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

style 0.1 mm.

pedicellate;

bracteoles broadly ovate, tepals light brown or green, lanceolate, 2.5–4.2 mm;

inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, slightly shorter, margins scarious;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.5–0.7 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

tan or darker, 3-locular, nearly globose to widely obvoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.3–1.8 mm, shorter than perianth.

tan, 3-locular, nearly globose, 2.5–3 × 1.8–2.1 mm, shorter than perianth.

yellowish, obovoid to ellipsioid, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed.

amber, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed.

= 80.

= 40, 70, 80, 84.