Flora of North America species comparison

densely cespitose, 5-20 cm.

cespitose, straight, 10–30 cm, stiff.

sheaths brown to straw-colored;

basal leaves to 10 cm × 4 mm;

cauline leaves usually 2, reduced.

basal leaves (with several outer dead ones usually present), to 9 cm × 3 mm, apex callous, sparingly pilose;

cauline leaves to 5 cm × 2 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.

glomerules 1(–3);

peduncles, not exceeding 5 mm;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, leaflike, usually conspicuously exceeding inflorescence;

bracts mostly inconspicuous;

bracteoles clear or light to dark brown, occasionally to 1/2 tepal length.

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

anthers ± equaling filament length.

tepals with broad clear margins and apex (apex acute-acuminate), 1.9–2.5 mm, apex acute-acuminate;

outer whorl ± equaling to exceeding inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments.

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

dark reddish, shining, ovoid, generally shorter than tepals.

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

translucent, brown, ellipsoid, 0.9–1.1 mm;

caruncle barely visible.

= 24.

= 24.