Flora of North America species comparison

long- creeping.

short, nearly erect, branching.

erect, 2–5 mm diam.

1(–2).

several.

2–4.

blade absent.

basal, 3–6;

auricles 0.2–0.4 mm, membranous to scarious;

blade arcuate, spreading, grayish green, channeled, 7–30 cm × 1–2 mm, nearly leathery, margins entire.

lateral, many flowered, loose;

primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence.

terminal, 7–40-flowered, somewhat loose, 3–10 × 1–2 cm;

primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence.

variously pedicellate;

bracteoles membranous;

tepals greenish to pale brown, lanceolate, 3.5–5 mm;

inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, acutish;

stamens 6, filaments 0.3–0.9 mm, anthers 1–2.5 mm;

style 1–1.5 mm.

pedicels 0.5–2 mm;

bracteoles 2;

tepals brown to blackish, 4–5.5 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal, apex obtuse to nearly acute;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5 mm, anthers 1.5–2 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

dark brown, 3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 3–4 mm, nearly equal to perianth.

brownish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 4–5 × 2.3–3 mm, nearly equal to perianth.

dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.5–0.8 mm.

brownish, ellipsoid, 0.6–0.9 mm, not tailed.

= 42.