Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

densely branching.

few–20.

1–20.

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, 2–3;

auricles yellowish, 0.2–0.4 mm, leathery;

blade flat, 5–30 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire, turned up, occasionally involute.

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

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

compact and few flowered to loose and lax with to 80 flowers, 1.5–5(–9) 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.

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 4–5 mm;

inner series nearly equal, spreading in fruit, nearly equal to or exceeding capsule;

stamens 6, filaments 0.8–1.2 mm, anthers 0.6–1 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.

tan, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid, 2.9–3.6 × 1.5–1.9 mm.

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

tan to amber, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.4–0.67 mm, not tailed.

= 80.

= ca. 84.