Flora of North America species comparison

proximally bluntly and distally sharply trigonous, 0.6–2 m × 3–5 mm.

5–20+, nearly equaling culm;

sheath fronts delicately pinnate-fibrillose;

blades 2–6+, smooth;

distal blade longer than sheath, 2–10 mm wide, smooth;

emergent blades stiff, cross section thickly V-shaped to trigonous near ligule, central region acutely trigonous and laterally flattened, distal region laterally flattened, apex often asymmetric; submerged blades often flaccid, ribbonlike.

2–3 times branched, 2–3 proximal internodes elongated, branches to 16 cm;

proximal bract erect, resembling emergent leaf blade, 7–32 cm.

3–20, 10–25 × 5–6 mm;

scales straw-colored to orange-brown or flanks red, central region usually greenish, aging brown, ovate-lanceolate, 5–7 × 3 mm, smooth, margins sometimes ciliolate at 40X, apex acute, entire, mucro to 0.2 mm.

perianth bristles 6, medium brown to reddish, equaling achene, sparsely spinulose;

anthers 3–3.5 mm;

styles 3-fid.

medium brown, ovoid to obovoid, compressed-trigonous, 3–4.5 × 1.7–2 mm;

beak 0.7–2 mm.