Flora of North America species comparison

similar to stolons.

densely cespitose, 5-20 cm.

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

to 6 cm, scale leaves present.

sheaths brown to straw-colored;

basal leaves to 10 cm × 4 mm;

cauline leaves usually 2, reduced.

sheaths reddish, throat pilose;

blade sparsely pubescent;

basal leaves 32 cm × 12 mm;

cauline leaves 2–4, 2–4 cm × 2–5 mm.

glomerules 1-3, sessile;

proximal inflorescence bract inconspicuous, brown, much shorter to ± equaling inflorescence, apex often clear, dentate;

bracts deep brown, margins dentate;

bracteoles deep brown, margins dentate.

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.

tepals deep brown with narrow clear margins and apex, 1.7-2.1 mm;

anthers ± equaling filament length.

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

anthers 2 times filament length;

stigmas ± equaling style length.

dark reddish to blackish, shining, spheric, 1.8-2.1 mm, usually exceeding tepals.

green to straw-colored, exceeding tepals;

beak a mucro;

valves widely spreading upon splitting.

translucent, clear brown, broadly elliptic, with few entangled hairs, 1-1.2 mm.

reddish to brown, 1–1.5 mm;

caruncle curved, ± equaling length of seed body.

= 24.

= 48.