Agricultural, Revegetation or Rangeland
thickspike wheatgrass
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
Light brown
Sparsely hispid or short pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
hairs on the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
Thin and papery, short awned or awnless
ApexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
is truncated with a shallow notch; margins are mostly turned in.
GlumesGlume:
The pair of chaffy bracts that occur at the base of a grass spikelet, often completely enclosing it.
are strong and veined. RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is V-shaped.
PaleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
is exposed in its entire length. There are different degrees of pubescence among types. Hairs on the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation. may be continuous across or confined to the ends. CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
is relatively thin.
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Included
Poaceae
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould
