Flora of North America species comparison

thickened.

similar to stolons.

cespitose, 9–35 cm.

loosely cespitose, 10–40 cm × width3–5 mm.

to 6 cm, scale leaves present.

basal leaves 6–11.5 cm × 1.5–4 mm, apex not callous, sparingly ciliate.

sheaths reddish, throat pilose;

blade sparsely pubescent;

basal leaves 32 cm × 12 mm;

cauline leaves 2–4, 2–4 cm × 2–5 mm.

umbellate-paniculate;

glomerules 4–30 (each with 9–24 flowers), central glomerules sessile or nearly sessile, cylindric, 6–10 × 4 mm;

branches straight, erect, to 3 cm;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, leaflike, equal to much longer than inflorescence;

bracts clear, sometimes variegated with purple;

bracteole margins dentate to lacerate.

cymose, not rarely branching or often branching to 6 cm;

proximal inflorescence bract 1/2–2/3 inflorescence length;

bracts straw-colored, apex truncate, lacerate, glabrous or pubescent;

bracteoles lance-ovate, 1/3–1/2 tepal length;

pedicels single or paired, erect to spreading, 1–4 cm.

tepals clear to straw-colored throughout or centers brown with clear margins and apex, 1.5–2.6 mm;

outer whorl exceeding inner whorl, (outer whorl apex awned);

anthers equaling to 1.5 times filament length.

tepals pale to dark brown, 3–4.5 mm, margins entire, clear;

anthers 2 times filament length;

stigmas ± equaling style length.

light or dark reddish, shining, spheric, usually equaling inner tepal whorl.

green to straw-colored, exceeding tepals;

beak a mucro;

valves widely spreading upon splitting.

translucent brown, ellipsoid, 0.7–1 mm;

caruncle 0.2–0.3 mm.

reddish to brown, 1–1.5 mm;

caruncle curved, ± equaling length of seed body.

= 12.

= 48.