Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

densely branched.

few–20.

(1–)5–15(–25).

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, 2–4;

auricles 0.3–0.7 mm, apex usually rounded, scarious to membranaceous;

blade flat, 3–15 cm × 0.4–1 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.

3–25-flowered, congested, 1–2.5 × 1–2 cm;

primary bract usually exceeding 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.

not secund;: bracteoles 2;

tepals dark green to blackish, usually with brownish midstripe, lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 3.5–4.3 mm, margins clear;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 0.6–0.9 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

style 0.1 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 or darker, 3-locular, nearly globose to widely obvoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.3–1.8 mm, shorter than perianth.

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

yellowish, obovoid to ellipsioid, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed.

= 80.

= 80.