Flora of North America species comparison

horizontal, short.

0.5–1 cm.

densely cespitose, 10–30(–35) cm.

cespitose, stiffly erect, 3–28 cm.

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

cauline leaves 2–3, 3–7 cm × 3–5 mm.

sheaths reddish;

basal leaves (persisting for several seasons,) reddish, exceeding inflorescence to as short as cauline leaves, glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3, reddish, rarely to 6 cm, often reaching or exceeding inflorescence, glabrous.

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.

glomerules 1–4, pedunculate;

main branches 1–3(–4), arching in 1 direction, 1–4 cm, terminated by 2–several peduncles each bearing 1–5 flowers;

peduncles 2 mm;

;

proximal inflorescence bract usually inconspicuous, though variable in size and shape;

bracts and bracteoles conspicuous, clear to deep brown, margins lacerate to fimbriate to abundantly ciliate.

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.

tepals dark brown with clear apex, 1.6–2.6 mm;

outer whorl longer than inner whorl;

anthers ca. 2 times filament length;

stigmas much exceeding styles.

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

beak absent.

dark brown, ovoid, ± equaling to shorter than tepals.

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

dark brown, (with tuft of fine tangled hairs), ellipsoid, 0.8–1.2 mm.

= 24.

= 36.