Flora of North America species comparison

occasionally with tubers.

stout.

erect from sheath, shorter than scapes, 6–24.5 cm;

sheath 3.5–5 cm × 1.5–5 mm, ligule not hoodlike, unlobed;

blade 0.8–2.9 mm wide, apex acute.

erect, terete;

sheath with ligule apically entire or 2-lobed.

scape often purple near base, mostly exceeding leaves, 5.5–27.2 cm × 1–2.1 mm;

racemes 5.1–21.4 cm × 2–5 mm;

pedicel 0.4–4.5 × 0.1–0.5 mm.

spikelike racemes, scapose;

scapes shorter than to longer than leaves.

tepals elliptic, 1.1–1.6 × 0.7–0.9 mm, apex round;

pistils 6, 3 fertile, 3 sterile.

bisexual, of 1 type, short-pedicellate;

tepals 6, in 2 series, distinct, yellow-green, conchiform;

stamens 4 or 6;

anthers nearly sessile;

pistils 6, 3 fertile, 3 sterile or 6 fertile, separating when mature;

ovules 1 per locule;

styles absent.

fruiting receptacles with wings;

schizocarps linear, 7–8.3 × 0.8–1.2 mm;

mericarps linear, weakly ridged abaxially, 6.5–8.5 × 0.5–1.5 mm, beak erect, 0.3 mm.

schizocarps, globose to linear in fruit;

mericarps 3 or 6.

= 6.

= 24.