Phyllaries ± expanded distal to stalks, bodies mostly orbiculate to depressed-elliptic (1-2 × 1.5-3.5 mm distal to widest point), apices rounded, with little or no flare 1 mm from tip. 2n = 8(+ 0-2 B).

Flowering spring-fall. Wooded areas, river bottoms, roadsides; 200-600 m; Tex.