Flora of North America species comparison

thick.

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

cespitose, 10–40 cm.

absent.

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.

sheath throats with long, soft, wavy hairs;

basal leaves 5–15 cm × 3–7 mm, margins with long, soft, wavy hairs, apex callous.

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.

umbellate or sessile glomerules, 5–15 × 5–7 mm;

glomerules 1–6, spheric to nearly cylindric;

branches straight, divergent by as much as 90°, 0.5–5 cm;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, shorter than to much longer than inflorescence;

bracts clear, margins nearly entire to lacerate;

bracteoles clear, margins ciliate, especially in distal half.

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 brown to pale with clear margins, 2–5 mm;

outer whorl often longer than inner whorl;

anthers much exceeding to shorter than filaments.

deep reddish brown, shorter to slightly longer than tepals.

greenish to dark brown, spheric, equal to or much shorter than tepals.

light brown, 1.2 mm.

red-brown to brown, cylindric, 1–1.5 mm;

caruncle 0.3–0.8 mm.

= 12, 24.