Flora of North America species comparison

densely cespitose, stiffly erect, reddish brown, 3–26 cm.

basal leaves reddish, 2.5–7 cm × 2–5 mm, firm, apex callous, glabrous.

pyramidal, 5–10 mm wide;

glomerules 1–5, sessile, sometimes with 1–2 smaller glomerules on short peduncles;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, reddish, usually exceeding inflorescence, generally stiff;

bracteoles clear.

tepals very dark with clear margins, 2–3 mm;

outer whorl slightly exceeding inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments.

dark brown to black in distal portion, much shorter than tepals; (beak 0.3 mm).

dark brown, oval, 0.8 mm;

caruncle about 0.2 mm.

= 20, 22.