female inflorescence

Bracts narrowly elliptic or obovate-lanceolate, (20-)25-26 mm, constricted into a stipe at base; female inflorescence loosely racemose.

2 (1) Inflorescences unisexual, plant monoecious or dioecious; female inflorescence a tough globular burr in inflated upper leaf sheaths.

Plants dioecious; female inflorescence a large globose spiny head.

female inflorescence a cyme.

female inflorescence a cymose panicle, much branched, to 10 cm.

Female inflorescence with cupules in clusters of 2 or 3, rarely solitary.

Female inflorescence with cupules in clusters of 5-7 scattered on rachis.

Female inflorescence with cupules in clusters of 1-3, usually only 1 developed.

female inflorescence a lax corymbose cyme, 7-10 cm (including gracile peduncle 6-8 cm).

Female inflorescence terminal, racemose-capitulate;

Female inflorescence pendulous or erect, with numerous overlapping bracts;

Female inflorescence a compact cluster of several flowers;

Female inflorescence composed of usually 2 modified racemes in axils of inflated upper leaf sheaths;

Female inflorescence racemose, 7-14 cm, terminal or axillary, pubescent;

female inflorescence abbreviated, with only 1 flower, peduncle often ca. 1 mm;

Female inflorescence borne in axil of scale like, membranous bract, of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate;

Female inflorescence branched, 4-8 cm, tomentose;

Female and androgynous inflorescences to 18 cm. Female inflorescence with rachis 2-3 mm thick;

Female inflorescence with flowers opening at same time that leaves appear, 4-6 cm, rachis glandular puberulent;

Female inflorescence solitary in leaf axils toward apex of branchlets, 2. 5-3. 5 cm, rachis thick and densely orangish brown tomentose;

female inflorescence a compactly clustered cyme, peduncle 0. 5-1. 2 cm. Male flowers yellow-green, long pedicellate, in bud ca. 1. 5 mm;