Flora of North America species comparison

short, stocky.

densely cespitose, 5-20 cm.

cespitose, 8–40 cm ×1 mm, base thickened, glabrous.

sheaths brown to straw-colored;

basal leaves to 10 cm × 4 mm;

cauline leaves usually 2, reduced.

basal leaves to 13 cm;

cauline leaves 1–3, mostly less than 5 cm × 5–10 mm, apex involute, glabrous.

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.

compact, irregular in shape;

glomerules 6–10, sessile;

branches few or none;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, leaflike, lanceolate, equal to or exceeding inflorescences;

bracteoles clear, 1/2 tepal length.

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

anthers ± equaling filament length.

tepals shining brown, with thin clear margins, 1.5–2 mm;

outer and inner whorls nearly equal, (outer whorl slightly keeled);

anthers longer than filaments;

stigmas much longer than styles.

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

deep purplish brown at maturity, globose (apex rounded), ± equaling tepals, apex rounded.

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

brown, cylindric, 1.3 mm;

caruncle absent.

= 24.