Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

poorly developed.

few–20.

erect, compressed, bases often swollen.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

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

basal 2–4, cauline 1–3;

auricles 0.5–1 mm, apex rounded to nearly acute;

blade flat, 3–15 cm × 1–2.5 mm.

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

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

glomerules, (1–)2–5(–10), each with (3–)6–15 flowers, open;

primary bract shorter than inflorescence.

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 straw-colored with green midstripe, lanceolate or widely so, 3.5–5 mm, margins sometimes clear;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 3, filaments 1.5 mm, anthers 0.5 mm;

style 0.5 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.

tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, obovoid, 2.6–3.2 mm, shorter than perianth.

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

fusiform, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed.

= 80.