Flora of North America species comparison

(5–)10–25(–45) cm, smooth.

sometimes spaced to 3 cm apart, (5–)12–25(–55) cm, smooth.

flat to slightly folded, (6–)10–20(–30) cm × 2–3(–4) mm.

flat, 2–21 cm × 1.5–3.5 mm.

spikes 1–3(–4), whitish, ovoid to ellipsoid, 6–12(–18) × 4–8 mm;

bracts (2–)3–4, horizontal, flat, (2–)3–4, 1–7(–9) cm × (0.5–)1–3(–4.5) mm.

spikes 1–3, 4–7 × 4 mm;

bracts 3–4, longest ± erect, others ascending to horizontal, flat, 1.5–18 cm × 1–3.3 mm.

(50–)75–150, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, (1.8–) 2.3–2.8(–3) × 1–1.3 mm;

floral scales whitish, laterally 2–3-veined, broadly ovate, 2–2.5 × (1.3–)1.8–2.6 mm;

stamens 2;

anthers (0.4–)0.6–0.8(–1) mm;

style 0.6–1 mm;

stigmas 0.3–0.6 mm.

(20–)40–60(–100), pale greenish or reddish brown, ovate, (2.2–)2.5–2.8(–3.2) × (0.6–)0.7–0.8(–1.2) mm;

floral scales laterally 2–3-veined, elliptic to ovate, 1.8–3 × (0.8–)1.1–1.6 mm, midvein not winged, apex mucronate;

stamens (1–)2;

anthers 0.8–1.1 mm;

style 0.6–1.2 mm;

stigmas 0.5–1.5 mm.

reddish brown to dark brown, broadly ellipsoid, 1.2–1.5 × 0.7–0.8(–0.9) mm, base whitish, stipe to 0.1 mm, apex obtuse, apiculate, puncticulate.

brown, substipitate or stipitate, ellipsoid to oblong-ellipsoid, 1–1.2(–1.3) × 0.6–0.8 mm, stipe, if present, 0.1–0.2 mm, apex obtuse to subtruncate, apiculate, papillate.