Flora of North America species comparison

short.

horizontal, short.

cespitose, 15–30(–35) cm.

densely cespitose, 10–30(–35) 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 green, 5–10 cm × 2–4 mm, firm, essentially glabrous;

cauline leaves 2–3, 3–7 cm × 3–5 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

beak absent.

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

beak absent.

dark reddish brown, cylindric, 1.2–1.6 mm;

caruncle essentially absent.

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

= 24.

= 24.