Flora of North America species comparison

densely branching.

1–8, 0.3–0.5 mm diam.

few–20.

1–2.

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 0.5–1(–1.5) mm, apex acutish, membranous;

blade flat, 5–15 cm × 0.5–1.3 mm, margins entire.

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

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

5–50-flowered, somewhat loose, 1–7 cm;

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.

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, (3.5–)5 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 0.1–0.3 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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

light brown, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid, (3–)5–4.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm, nearly equal to shorter than tepals.

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

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 5.5–0.7 mm, not tailed.

= 80.