Flora of North America species comparison

thickened.

horizontal, short.

cespitose, 9–35 cm.

densely cespitose, 10–30(–35) cm.

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

basal blade green, 5–10 cm × 2–4 mm, firm, essentially glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3, 3–7 cm × 3–5 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.

branches spreading less than 90°, lax;

proximal inflorescence bract leaflike, 0.8–1.5 cm;

bracts and bracteoles brown, clear at apex, margins strongly ciliate.

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.

single or in clusters of 2–3;

tepals dark brown, 1–2.5 mm, ± equal, apex acute, not reflexed;

anthers ± equaling filament length;

stigmas 5 times style length.

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

dark brown, ellipsoid, shorter than 2.5 mm, longer than tepals;

beak absent.

translucent brown, ellipsoid, 0.7–1 mm;

caruncle 0.2–0.3 mm.

light yellow-brown, lanceolate, narrowed at ends, 1.2 mm.

= 12.

= 24.