Flora of North America species comparison

short.

0.5–1 cm.

cespitose, 15–30(–35) cm.

cespitose, stiffly erect, 3–28 cm.

sheath throat acutely angled, pilose;

basal leaf blade 5–10 cm × 3–8 mm, apex short acuminate, mostly glabrous;

cauline leaves (1–)2–4, 3–5 cm × 2–4 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.

anthelate, few flowered;

main branches generally 2–4, spreading less than 90°, lax, usually arching;

proximal inflorescence bract 1 cm or less;

bracts and bracteoles brown;

margins with long curly cilia.

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.

solitary on short pedicels;

tepals dark purplish brown (margins finely lacerate toward apex), 2–2.5 mm, margins finely lacerate toward apex, apex acute, not reflexed;

anthers ± equaling filament length;

stigmas 2 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, less than 2.5 mm, slightly longer than tepals;

beak absent.

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

dark reddish brown, cylindric, 1.2–1.6 mm;

caruncle essentially absent.

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

= 24.

= 36.