Flora of North America species comparison

short to long-running, thick.

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

cespitose, 15–50 cm.

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

basal blade flat, apex involute?? revolute??, mostly glabrous;

cauline leaves 3–5, 2–6 cm × 3–10 mm.

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.

anthelate;

branches spreading less than 90°, lax;

proximal bracts much shorter than inflorescence;

bracts brownish, clear toward apex, margins lacerate;

bracteoles light brown, 1/2 length of tepals, margins dentate.

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

outer whorl slightly exceeding inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments.

solitary or in pairs;

tepals reddish to dark brown, nearly equal, 2.5–3.5 mm, apex acute, not reflexed;

anthers 3 times filament length;

stigmas 2 times style length.

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

blackish, ovoid, 2.5–3.5 mm;

beak to 1 mm.

dark brown, oval, 0.8 mm;

caruncle about 0.2 mm.

dark brown, 1.2–1.8 mm;

caruncle barely visible.

= 20, 22.