Flora of North America species comparison

thick.

conspicuous.

densely cespitose, reddish, 6–30 cm × 2 mm.

not cespitose, decumbent, 10–20 cm.

short, slender.

basal leaves numerous, blade to 20 cm × 4–6 mm, sometimes longer than stem, apex long-pointed to 12 mm, mostly glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3.

basal leaves few, 2.5–15 cm × 4 mm, apex callous, pilose.

5–15 cm, width 1/2 to equaling length;

branches widely spreading to 90°, stiff, not drooping;

proximal bract inconspicuous, less than 2 cm;

bracts and bracteoles clear, margins slightly lacerate, often with a few cilia.

racemose;

glomerules 2–6, central glomerules sessile or all congested, not cylindric;

peduncles straight, divergent as much as 90°, to 3 cm;

proximal inflorescence bract dark, often purplish, leaflike.

solitary;

tepals pale brown with reddish tint, 1.8–2.4 mm, apex reflexed, long-acuminate;

outer whorl slightly longer than inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments;

stigmas 3 times style length.

tepals dark reddish, shining, with wide clear margins and apex, (apex acuminate, midrib extending as awned tip), 3–3.5 mm;

outer and inner whorls equal;

anthers ca. 2–6 times filament length;

stigmas ± equal to style.

deep reddish brown, shorter to slightly longer than tepals.

brown, shining, (usually lighter than tepals), conspicuously shorter than to nearly equal to tepals; (beak obvious).

light brown, 1.2 mm.

reddish, globose, 1–1.3 mm;

caruncle to 1/2 seed length.

= 12.