Revegetation or Rangeland
alkali sacaton
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
Light brown
Smooth
Central ridge is strong. Base is darker brown.
Pushed outward by the large caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). is ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
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EmbryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
is half the caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). length. Seed lots are usually a mixture of floretsFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. and caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa)..
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Sporobolus spp.
Poaceae
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.
Sagrostis airoides Torr.
