| 1. | Membranous bracts, 2 2.5 cm long subtend the flowers.
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| 2. | The bracts which subtend the flowers are much shorter than the calyx.
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| 3. | The ellipse-shaped bracts which subtend the flowers are.
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| 4. | Yellow-green bracts, 8 13 cm long subtend the flowers.
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| 5. | Green bracts, 2.6 5 cm long subtend the flowers.
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| 6. | The bracts which subtend the flowers are 4 6.5 cm long.
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| 7. | Large bracts that subtend the flowers add to the stubby appearance of the inflorescence.
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| 8. | The narrow bracts which subtend the flowers are long, longer than the calyx.
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| 9. | Two large, ovate to elliptic bracteoles subtend and protect the young hygroscopic hairs.
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| 10. | The cluster subtends a maximum arc of approximately 8 degrees centered in the constellation Virgo.
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