Flora of North America species comparison

short, nearly erect, branching.

to 5.

1(–2).

2–4.

to 1.8 cm, 1/2–1 1/3 height of plant.

basal, 3–6;

auricles 0.2–0.4 mm, membranous to scarious;

blade arcuate, spreading, grayish green, channeled, 7–30 cm × 1–2 mm, nearly leathery, margins entire.

solitary flowers.

terminal, 7–40-flowered, somewhat loose, 3–10 × 1–2 cm;

primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence.

2-merous;

: tepals 4(–6), erect to recurved at maturity, reddish, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1.2 mm;

outer and outer series nearly equal, apex rounded to acute;

stamens 2(–3), filaments 0.5–1.4 mm, anthers 0.3–0.7 mm;

style 0.1–0.4 mm, stigma 2(–3), 0.3–1 mm.

pedicels 0.5–2 mm;

bracteoles 2;

tepals brown to blackish, 4–5.5 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal, apex obtuse to nearly acute;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5 mm, anthers 1.5–2 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

reddish, 2–- or 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid or oblate, 1.9–3.5 × 1–2 mm.

brownish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 4–5 × 2.3–3 mm, nearly equal to perianth.

ovoid to oblate, 0.3–0.55 mm.

brownish, ellipsoid, 0.6–0.9 mm, not tailed.

= 42.