Flora of North America species comparison

similar to stolons.

thick.

loosely cespitose, 10–40 cm × width3–5 mm.

densely cespitose, reddish, 6–30 cm × 2 mm.

to 6 cm, scale leaves present.

sheaths reddish, throat pilose;

blade sparsely pubescent;

basal leaves 32 cm × 12 mm;

cauline leaves 2–4, 2–4 cm × 2–5 mm.

basal leaves numerous, blade to 20 cm × 4–6 mm, sometimes longer than stem, apex long-pointed to 12 mm, mostly glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3.

cymose, not rarely branching or often branching to 6 cm;

proximal inflorescence bract 1/2–2/3 inflorescence length;

bracts straw-colored, apex truncate, lacerate, glabrous or pubescent;

bracteoles lance-ovate, 1/3–1/2 tepal length;

pedicels single or paired, erect to spreading, 1–4 cm.

5–15 cm, width 1/2 to equaling length;

branches widely spreading to 90°, stiff, not drooping;

proximal bract inconspicuous, less than 2 cm;

bracts and bracteoles clear, margins slightly lacerate, often with a few cilia.

tepals pale to dark brown, 3–4.5 mm, margins entire, clear;

anthers 2 times filament length;

stigmas ± equaling style length.

solitary;

tepals pale brown with reddish tint, 1.8–2.4 mm, apex reflexed, long-acuminate;

outer whorl slightly longer than inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments;

stigmas 3 times style length.

green to straw-colored, exceeding tepals;

beak a mucro;

valves widely spreading upon splitting.

deep reddish brown, shorter to slightly longer than tepals.

reddish to brown, 1–1.5 mm;

caruncle curved, ± equaling length of seed body.

light brown, 1.2 mm.

= 48.