Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

few–20.

to 150, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

blade flat, 3–12 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire.

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

5–40-flowered, borne congested or branch internodes ca. as long as tepals, ssomewhat loose, 1–5 cm;

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

terminal solitary flowers;

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

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3–4.4 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.1–0.2 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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.

tan or light brown, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 × (1.1–)1.3–1.7 mm, nearly equal to tepals.

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

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, (0.52–)5.5–0.65(–0.7) mm, not tailed.

ovoid to globose, 0.3–0.5 mm.

= 80.

= ca. 38.