Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

creeping.

few–20.

compressed.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

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

basal several, cauline 0–3;

auricles, if present, 0.5–1 mm, apex acutish;

blade flat, basal 10–40 cm × 1–6 mm, cauline blade reduced.

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, usually 3–12, each with 5–10 flowers, open;

primary bract much 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 brown, lanceolate, 5–6 mm, apex obtuse;

outer series shorter, margins scarious, apex acute, minutely papillose;

inner series with margins clear;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 1.6–2.4(–3) mm;

style 0.5–2 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.

tan, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–5 mm, shorter than perianth.

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

ovoid, 0.6 mm, not tailed.

= 80.