Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect.

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.

1/5–1/3 length of leaf, densely scaly but scales falling off distally;

scales light brown, abruptly diminishing in size distally.

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

narrowly 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.

oblong-lanceolate, overlapping, folded inward and twisted horizontally, 1–3 cm;

base oblique;

margins serrulate with teeth curved inward;

apex obtuse to cuspidate with subapical teeth smaller than apical tooth;

microscales narrowly lanceolate, with stout projections, sparse, on abaxial surface only.

entire to sharply dentate.

entire-ciliate.

dark brown.

brown.

= 164.