Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

short -branched, forming distinct, often large clumps.

few–20.

erect, terete, 1–2.5 mm diam. at top of sheaths.

several.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

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

blade absent.

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

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

lateral, compound dichasia, many flowered;

primary bract erect, terete, extending well beyond dichasium.

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.

tepals tan or darker, usually with greenish midstripe, lanceolate, 1.9–3.5 mm;

inner slightly shorter;

stamens 3, filaments 0.5–0.8 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 mm;

style 0.2 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.

greenish tan or darker, 3-locular, broadly ellipsoid to oblate, 1.5–3.2 mm.

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

amber, (0.3–)0.4–0.5 mm.

= 80.

= 40, 42.