Flora of North America species comparison

densely to loosely cespitose, 10–40 cm.

basal leaves 3.5–12 cm × 2–6 mm;

cauline leaves equaling or exceeding inflorescences.

glomerules 3–16 (each with 8–16 flowers), 1–2 nearly sessile with others on evident peduncles, mostly cylindric;

secondary branches sometimes present, usually straight, erect;

proximal inflorescence bract barely as long as to exceeding inflorescence.

tepals pale brown to chestnut brown to blackish with clear margins, 2–4 mm;

outer and inner whorl ± equal, or outer whorl slightly longer (outer whorl pointed, inner whorl pointed or truncate-mucronate);

anthers not more than 2 times filament length;

stigmas 0.8–1.5 mm;

styles not persistent in fruit.

pale to brown to black, globose, shorter than to ± equaling tepals.

1.1–1.7 mm;

caruncles 0.2–0.6 mm.