Flora of North America species comparison

dense, proximalmost pedicels sometimes bearing 2–few flowers, to 20 cm;

peduncle to 5(–8) cm;

pedicel 2–4 mm.

axillary or terminal spikes or spikelike, equaling or shorter than subtending leaves, to 14 cm;

peduncle to 3 cm;

pedicel absent or to 2 mm.

sepals 5, white to red, oblong to ovate, subequal, 2–3 × 1.2–2 mm;

stamens 7–12, in 1 whorl (rarely, partial 2d whorl present);

carpels 7–10, fully connate or sometimes connate only in proximal 1/2;

ovary 7–10-loculed.

sepals 5, white to pinkish or reddish, oblong to ovate, subequal, 2–3 × 1.2–2 mm;

stamens (7–)8–10, in 1 whorl;

carpels 7–10, connate;

ovary 7–10-loculed.

green-brown becoming dark brown, 5–8 mm diam.

greenish, 4.5–6 mm diam.

black, thickly lenticular, 2.5–3.3 mm, shiny.

black, lenticular, 2 mm, shiny.

= 36.