Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

few–20.

to 160.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 2–5 mm, apex acute, membranous;

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

to 1.5 cm × 0.1–0.3 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.

1(–2) flowers;

bracts subtending inflorescence 2, round to acutely ovate, inconspicuous, 0.4–1.6 mm, membranous.

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 pale yellow-green until seeds ripen, tip darker, 1.6–3(–4.2) mm;

;

outer and inner series nearly equal or outer slightly longer;

stamens 2–3, filaments 0.6–0.9 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

style 0.2–0.4 mm, stigma 0.6–1.1 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.

pale yellow-green to reddish tinged until seeds ripen, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.3–2.9 × 0.9–1.6 mm.

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

globose-ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm.

= 16.

= 80.