Flora of North America species comparison

1–8, 0.3–0.5 mm diam.

1–30.

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 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious;

blade flat, 10–30 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire.

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

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

5–15(–30)-flowered, usually somewhat loose, 1–5 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.

chiefly along inner side of branches;

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3–4.4 mm;

outer and inner series equal, apex acuminate;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.8 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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

tan or light brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 mm, nearly equal to tepals.

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

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.5–0.6(–0.7) mm, not tailed.

= ca. 80.