Section Careyanae

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  C. plantaginea

  1a. Sheaths anthocyanic at the base, those borne from the lower half of the flowering stem with blades up to 1.9 cm long [Fig. 74]
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  1b. Sheaths white to brown at the base, those borne from the lower half of the flowering 
stem producing blades 2–24 cm long
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    C. platyphylla

    2a. Foliage strongly glaucous; leaves dimorphic—those of the vegetative shoots 10–25 mm wide, those of the flowering stems 2–6 mm wide, the former 3.8–9 times as wide as 
the latter; leaves from the lower half of the flowering stem with blades 2–6.2 cm long
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    2b. Foliage green or glaucous; leaves slightly dimorphic if at all, 1–12 mm wide, those of the vegetative shoots 1–3.5 times as wide as those of the flowering stem; leaves from the lower half of the flowering stem with blades 4.5–24 cm long
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      C. abscondita

      3a. Staminate spikes 0.6–1.4 (–1.6) mm wide; staminate scales obtuse at the apex, the middle ones 2.6–3.6 (–3.8) mm long; vegetative shoots much taller than the flowering stems
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      3b. Staminate spikes (1–) 1.2–2.7 mm wide; staminate scales acute at the apex, the middle ones 3.6–5.5 mm long; vegetative shoots shorter than to slightly taller than the flowering stems
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        C. laxiculmis

        4a. Lower 1–3 scales of the carpellate spikes empty or subtending staminate flowers only [Fig. 73]; leaves of the vegetative shoots 3–11.8 mm wide, glaucous; lower spikes 4–6 mm thick
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        C. digitalis

        4b. All scales of the carpellate spikes subtending carpellate flowers; leaves of the vegetative shoots 1–5.3 mm wide, green; lower spikes 3–4 mm thick

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