KEY TO THE SUBSPECIES

1	Leaves mainly radical; cataphylls 0-14; inflorescence longer or shorter than the leaves; rhizome short; leaves 0.2-2 cm wide. Schiekia orinocensis subsp. orinocensis
1'	Leaves scattered; cataphylls 0-2; inflorescence shorter than the leaves; rhizome long-creeping; leaves 1.2-3 cm wide. Schiekia orinocensis subsp. silvestris