Flora of North America species comparison

short.

horizontal, stout.

cespitose, 15–30(–35) cm.

15–48 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 leaf sheaths bluish green;

basal leaves bluish green, abruptly tapered, less than 19 cm × 3–5 mm, apex long.

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.

with glomerules crowded at ends of uneven peduncles;

glomerules each with 3–12 flowers, central glomerules sessile or nearly sessile;

peduncles arching in all directions;

proximal inflorescence bract inconspicuous, 2–3 cm;

bracteoles clear, margins 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 pale to dark brown (apex acute), 1.5–2 mm, apex acute;

anthers ± equaling filament length.

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

beak absent.

pale to dark brown-purple, shorter than tepals; (beak short).

dark reddish brown, cylindric, 1.2–1.6 mm;

caruncle essentially absent.

brown, oblong-ovoid, 1.1–1.2 mm;

caruncle absent.

= 24.

= 24.