Flora of North America species comparison

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

terete, 1 mm diam.

1–30.

several.

blade absent.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious;

blade flat, 10–30 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire.

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

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

5–15(–30)-flowered, usually somewhat loose, 1–5 cm;

primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence.

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.

chiefly along inner side of branches;

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3–4.4 mm;

outer and inner series equal, apex acuminate;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.8 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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

tan or light brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 mm, nearly equal to tepals.

amber, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed.

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.5–0.6(–0.7) mm, not tailed.

= 40, 70, 80, 84.

= ca. 80.