Flora of North America species comparison

horizontal, short.

densely cespitose, 5-20 cm.

densely cespitose, 10–30(–35) cm.

sheaths brown to straw-colored;

basal leaves to 10 cm × 4 mm;

cauline leaves usually 2, reduced.

basal blade green, 5–10 cm × 2–4 mm, firm, essentially glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3, 3–7 cm × 3–5 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.

branches spreading less than 90°, lax;

proximal inflorescence bract leaflike, 0.8–1.5 cm;

bracts and bracteoles brown, clear at apex, margins strongly ciliate.

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

anthers ± equaling filament length.

single or in clusters of 2–3;

tepals dark brown, 1–2.5 mm, ± equal, apex acute, not reflexed;

anthers ± equaling filament length;

stigmas 5 times style length.

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

dark brown, ellipsoid, shorter than 2.5 mm, longer than tepals;

beak absent.

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

light yellow-brown, lanceolate, narrowed at ends, 1.2 mm.

= 24.

= 24.