Weed
animated 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.
Long lanceolate
Reddish-brown
Coarse and granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
, coarse, long, pointed.
Enclosed within the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
Strong geniculated awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
; callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
with many reddish hairs.
The basal floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. has a well-developed callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation. with many brown hairs. Secondary floretsFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. disarticulate by fracture and are devoid of basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
hairs.
State Noxious Weed: Oklahoma
Federal
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Not included
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Poaceae
Avena sterilis L.
