Flora of North America species comparison

densely cespitose, 5-20 cm.

densely cespitose, reddish, 3–33 cm, base thick, extending 1–8 cm into soil.

sheaths brown to straw-colored;

basal leaves to 10 cm × 4 mm;

cauline leaves usually 2, reduced.

sheath throats densely hairy;

basal leaves erect, channeled, linear, 2–15 cm × 1–4 mm, apex not callous;

cauline leaves 2–3.

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.

panicles of dense, nodding, spikelike clusters (each 1–25 mm), often interrupted by 10–70 mm;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, generally exceeding inflorescence;

bracts clear;

bracteoles clear, margins ciliate, apex narrow, extended.

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

anthers ± equaling filament length.

tepals brown with clear margins or very pale throughout (outer whorl bristle-pointed), 2–2.5 mm;

outer whorl longer than inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments.

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

pale to dark brown or blackish, round (apex ± acute), generally shorter than tepals, apex ± acute.

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

brown, cylindric-ovoid, body 1–1.2 mm;

caruncle 0.2 mm.

= 24.

= 24.