Agricultural, Revegetation or Rangeland
blue grama
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 with dark blotches
Many hairs on the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
, scattered 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.
Strong dorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
ridge
Not visible
Remnants of secondary floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.; awnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
on two lateral and central nerves
The seed unitSeed unit:
The structure usually regarded as a seed in planting practices and in commercial channels, consisting of a true seed with or without accessory structures, as defined in Section 2.6 of the AOSA Rules. See also true seed.
has three bristles associated with the two lateral and central nerves of 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., and three bristles associated with the remnants of the secondary floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. (attached to the rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
of 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.). The caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
is triangular in transverseTransverse:
Set crosswise, crossing or at right angles.
section.
Not listed
Included
Poaceae
Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths var. stricta (Vasey) Hitchc.
Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A. Gray
Chondrosum gracile Willd. ex Kunth
Chondrosum oligostachyum (Nutt.) Torr.
