Flora of North America species comparison

densely short-branched.

1–8, 0.3–0.5 mm diam.

terete.

1–2.

several.

basal, 2–4;

auricles slightly prolonged, rounded, scarious to ± leathery;

blade deeply channeled, 2–10 cm, mostly shorter than culms.

auricles 0.2 mm, apex acutish to rounded, scarious;

blade 4–15 cm.

solitary heads, each with 2–3(–50) flowers;

primary bracts brownish, nearly equal to or slightly shorter thanabout equaling inflorescence.

2–7-flowered, loose to congested;

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

tepals pale brown or darker, oblong-lanceolate, 3–5 mm, outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 2.5–4 mm, anthers 0.6–1 mm;

styles 0.5–0.8 mm.

pedicellate;

bracteoles ovate;

tepals light brown with green midstripe, lanceolate or widely so, 4–5 mm, margins scarious;

inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter;

stamens 6, filaments 0.8 mm, anthers 0.8–1.1 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

tan, pseudo-3-locular, 3-gonous–cylindric, apex obtuse, mucronate.

brown, 3-locular, oblong-ovoid, 3.5–5 × 1.5–1.9 mm, slightly exceeding perianth.

tan or darker, fusiform, body 0.5–1 mm, tails 0.6–1 mm.

amber, body 0.5 mm, tails 0.3 mm.