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Key to Narthecium

Nartheciaceae

Narthecium

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1 Tepals 4-6 mm long; capsule 10-14 mm long; pedicels stout, about as long as the subtending bracts; [Coastal Plain seeps and savannas]
1 Tepals 6-9 mm long; capsule 8-10 mm long; pedicels slender, distinctly longer than the subtending bracts; [Mountain bogs]