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1 Strobili (1-) 2-3 (-5), borne on alternate "pedicels" branching from the central "peduncle"; "peduncle" (2.5-) 3-7 (-13) cm long; leaves 4-6 mm long (not including the hair point), spreading to loosely ascending; upright shoots each usually bearing 3-6 branches, these disposed in an oblique or spreading posture, each branch 8-15 mm in diameter (measured leaf tip to leaf tip, excluding the hair point)
1 Strobili 1 (rarely 2, if then, the 2 strobili not on separate "pedicels," but sessile and paired at the top of the "peduncle"); "peduncle" 0-1.2 cm long; leaves 3-5 mm long (not including the hair point), ascending to appressed; upright shoots each usually bearing 2-3 branches, these disposed in an ascending or upright posture, each branch 5-9 mm in diameter (measured leaf tip to leaf tip, excluding the hair point)