Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

1–8, 0.3–0.5 mm diam.

1–10.

1–2.

1–3.

basal, 2–4;

auricles slightly prolonged, rounded, scarious to ± leathery;

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

basal, 1–2(–3);

auricles whitish or purplish tinged, 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious;

blade flat, 5–15 cm × 0.5–1.1 mm, margins entire.

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

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

usually somewhat compact, 1.5–7 cm;

primary bract usually shorter 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.

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3–4.4 mm, apex acuminate;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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

light tan or darker, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid to nearly globose, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 mm, nearly equal to or longer than tepals.

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

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.436–0.73 mm, not tailed.

= 80.