Spikes very large, globose 6

Spikes very small, sessile or nearly so 81–83, 85–92

Spikes cylindrical, heavy 24–28

Perigynium granular-roughened 23

Perigynium smooth,

Thin and turgid, loosely enclosing the achene.—

Beakless 58, 59

Beaked 5–17

Firm in texture, not inflated,

Long-beaked, deeply toothed 2–4, 26, 28