Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect.

erect.

erect to arching back at tip, 2–8 dm;

bulblets absent.

monomorphic, arching, 3–10 dm;

bulblets 1 or more, on distal 1/3 of rachis.

1/4–1/3 length of leaf;

scales abruptly diminishing in size distally and falling off early but retaining conspicuous tuft of brown scales at base.

1/8–1/4 length of leaf, densely scaly;

scales light brown, diminishing in size distally.

linear-lanceolate to linear, 1-pinnate, base not or slightly narrowed.

lanceolate, 1-pinnate-pinnatifid;

base narrowed.

oblong, slenderly lanceolate, or falcate, usually overlapping, in 1 plane or twisted out of plane of blade, 2–4 cm;

base oblique, auricles well developed;

margins serrulate-spiny with teeth ascending;

apex cuspidate or apiculate with subapical teeth smaller than apical tooth;

microscales lanceolate to linear with straight or sharply angular projections, sparse, on abaxial surface only.

lanceolate-falcate, proximal pinnae ± triangular, not overlapping, in 1 plane, 2–10 cm;

base oblique, acroscopic auricle well developed;

margins incised to costae, segments adnate to costa for at least 2 mm, serrulate-spiny with teeth ascending;

apex acute with subapical and apical teeth same size;

microscales filiform, with contorted projections, dense abaxially, sparse adaxially.

entire to sharply dentate.

sparsely ciliate.

dark brown.

light brown to brown.

= 164.