Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

long- creeping.

few–20.

1–3.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

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

basal, (1–)2–4;

auricles 0.4–0.6(–0.8) mm, scarious;

blade flat or somewhat channeled, 10–40 cm × 0.4–0.7 mm, margins entire.

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

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

10–30(–80)-flowered, usually loose and somewhat lax, 2–16 cm;

primary bract rarely surpassing 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.

bracteoles 2;

tepals dark brown or blackish, lanceolate-ovate to oblong, 2.6–3.2(–3.8) mm;

inner and outer series nearly equal, apex obtuse;

stamens 6, filaments 0.4–0.7 mm, anthers 1.1–1.6(–1.8) mm;

style 0.4 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.

chestnut brown or brown, 3-locular, widely ellipsoid, (2.2–)2.5–3.2(–3.5) × 1.3–1.9 mm.

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

dark brown, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.485–0.6(–0.67) mm, not tailed.

= 80.

= ca. 80, 84.