*SHOW ~ Character list. *CHARACTER LIST #1. rhizome: relative length/ 1. absent/ 2. long/ 3. short/ #2. rhizome: stoloniferous or not/ 1. with stolons/ 2. without stolons/ #3. culms: arrangement/ 1. densely tufted/ 2. loosely tufted/ 3. solitary/ 4. tufted/ #4. culm: height/ cm/ #5. culm: diam./ mm/ #6. leaf: relative length/ 1. equaling culm/ 2. longer than culm/ 3. shorter than culm/ #7. leaf: width/ mm/ #8. leaf: flat or folded/ 1. canaliculate/ 2. conduplicate/ 3. curved/ 4. flat/ 5. involute/ 6. plicate/ 7. revolute/ #9. leaf: margin/ 1. flat/ 2. involute/ 3. revolute/ 4. scabrous/ 5. supervolute/ #10. leaf: soft or stiff/ 1. rigid/ 2. soft/ 3. stiff/ #11. involucral bract: type/ 1. bristlelike/ 2. glumelike/ 3. leaflike/ 4. scalelike/ 5. setaceous/ 6. sheathlike/ 7. spathelike/ #12. inflorescence: type/ 1. capitate/ 2. paniculate/ 3. racemose/ 4. spicate/ #13. spikes: relative number/ 1. few (2-4)/ 2. numerous (10 or more)/ 3. several (5-9)/ 4. solitary/ #14. spikes: bisexual or unisexual/ 1. bisexual/ 2. unisexual/ #15. spike: length/ mm/ #16. male glume: length/ mm/ #17. female glume: shape/ 1. cordate/ 2. elliptic/ 3. lanceolate/ 4. linear/ 5. oblong/ 6. obovate/ 7. orbicular/ 8. ovate/ 9. rhombic/ 10. square/ 11. triangular/ #18. female glume: length/ mm/ #19. utricle: color/ 1. black/ 2. blue/ 3. brown/ 4. castaneous/ 5. dark/ 6. ferruginous/ 7. fuscous/ 8. gray/ 9. green/ 10. light/ 11. olivaceous/ 12. orange/ 13. pale/ 14. purple/ 15. red/ 16. stramineous/ 17. white/ 18. yellow/ 19. with brown flecks/ 20. with brown lines/ 21. with brown spots/ 22. with brown-purple flecks/ 23. with dark spots/ 24. with ferruginous flecks/ 25. with ferruginous spots/ 26. with purple-brown flecks/ 27. with purple-red flecks/ 28. with purple-red glands/ 29. with red flecks/ 30. with reddish brown lines/ 31. with reddish brown spots/ #20. utricle: shape/ 1. acicular/ 2. bulliform/ 3. conic/ 4. cylindric/ 5. ellipsoid/ 6. fusiform/ 7. globose/ 8. lageniform/ 9. lanceolate/ 10. linear/ 11. oblanceolate/ 12. oblong/ 13. obovoid/ 14. ovoid/ 15. rhomboid/ #21. utricle: inflated or not/ 1. inflated/ 2. not inflated/ 3. slightly inflated/ 4. strongly inflated/ #22. utricle: length/ mm/ #23. nutlet: color/ 1. ash colored/ 2. black/ 3. brown/ 4. castaneous/ 5. dark/ 6. ferruginous/ 7. fuscous/ 8. gray/ 9. green/ 10. light/ 11. olivaceous/ 12. pale/ 13. purple/ 14. red/ 15. stramineous/ 16. white/ 17. yellow/ #24. nutlet: shape/ 1. cylindric/ 2. ellipsoid/ 3. fusiform/ 4. globose/ 5. lanceolate/ 6. oblong/ 7. obovoid/ 8. ovoid/ 9. rhomboid/ 10. triangular/ #25. nutlet: trigonous or plano-convex/ 1. biconvex/ 2. plano-convex/ 3. quadrangular/ 4. trigonous/ #26. nutlet: length/ mm/ #27. stigmas: number/ #28. flowering/ 1. Jan/ 2. Feb/ 3. Mar/ 4. Apr/ 5. May/ 6. Jun/ 7. Jul/ 8. Aug/ 9. Sep/ 10. Oct/ 11. Nov/ 12. Dec/ #29. fruiting/ 1. Jan/ 2. Feb/ 3. Mar/ 4. Apr/ 5. May/ 6. Jun/ 7. Jul/ 8. Aug/ 9. Sep/ 10. Oct/ 11. Nov/ 12. Dec/ #30. distribution: elevation/ m/ #31. distribution: province/ 1. Anhui/ 2. Chongqing/ 3. Fujian/ 4. Gansu/ 5. Guangdong/ 6. Guangxi/ 7. Guizhou/ 8. Hainan/ 9. Hebei/ 10. Heilongjiang/ 11. Henan/ 12. Hong Kong/ 13. Hubei/ 14. Hunan/ 15. Jiangsu/ 16. Jiangxi/ 17. Jilin/ 18. Liaoning/ 19. Nei Mongol/ 20. Ningxia/ 21. Qinghai/ 22. Shaanxi/ 23. Shandong/ 24. Shanghai/ 25. Shanxi/ 26. Sichuan/ 27. Taiwan/ 28. Xinjiang/ 29. Xizang/ 30. Yunnan/ 31. Zhejiang/