Flora of North America species comparison

short.

short to long-running, thick.

cespitose, 15–30(–35) cm.

cespitose, 15–50 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.

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

cauline leaves 3–5, 2–6 cm × 3–10 mm.

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.

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.

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.

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, less than 2.5 mm, slightly longer than tepals;

beak absent.

blackish, ovoid, 2.5–3.5 mm;

beak to 1 mm.

dark reddish brown, cylindric, 1.2–1.6 mm;

caruncle essentially absent.

dark brown, 1.2–1.8 mm;

caruncle barely visible.

= 24.