Weed
slender oat
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Lanceolate
Brown and light brown at tip
GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
; bristly hairs on callas, rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
and lower lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
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Hard and mostly enclosing the paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
Mostly enclosed by the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
GeniculateGeniculate:
Bent at a sharp angle.
awn; callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
from complete abscission.
The floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. is somewhat slender. The bend in the geniculateGeniculate:
Bent at a sharp angle.
awn is well above the tip of the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.. Hairs on the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla. are not as stiff as those on the rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet. and callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation..
State Noxious Weed: Missouri
Not included
Poaceae
Avena barbata Pott ex Link
Avena hirsuta Moench
