Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect.

decumbent to ascending.

erect to arching back at tip, 2–8 dm;

bulblets absent.

erect, 1–3.5 dm;

bulblets absent.

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.

1/5–1/4 length of leaf, sparsely scaly;

scales pale tan, abruptly diminishing in size distally.

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

narrowly lanceolate, 2-pinnate, scarcely narrowed at base.

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.

ovate, overlapping, folded inward and twisted horizontally, 0.5–2 cm;

base truncate to oblique, proximal acroscopic pinnules not enlarged;

apex broadly acute;

microscales narrowly lanceolate, with few projections, sparse, ± confined to costa of both surfaces.

entire to sharply dentate.

entire or minutely dentate-erose.

dark brown.

dark brown to blackish.

± stalked, rounded, acroscopic auricle not well developed, margins entire to weakly dentate, apex rounded.

= 82.