Flora of North America species comparison

short.

cespitose, 15–30(–35) cm.

densely cespitose, stiffly erect, reddish brown, 3–26 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 leaves reddish, 2.5–7 cm × 2–5 mm, firm, apex callous, 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.

pyramidal, 5–10 mm wide;

glomerules 1–5, sessile, sometimes with 1–2 smaller glomerules on short peduncles;

proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, reddish, usually exceeding inflorescence, generally stiff;

bracteoles clear.

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 very dark with clear margins, 2–3 mm;

outer whorl slightly exceeding inner whorl;

anthers ± equaling filaments.

dark brown, less than 2.5 mm, slightly longer than tepals;

beak absent.

dark brown to black in distal portion, much shorter than tepals; (beak 0.3 mm).

dark reddish brown, cylindric, 1.2–1.6 mm;

caruncle essentially absent.

dark brown, oval, 0.8 mm;

caruncle about 0.2 mm.

= 24.

= 20, 22.