Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
with a curved floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Size

• Length 8–9 mm
• Width 1–1.5 mm
• Thickness 0.6–0.9 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth with scabrous awnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).

Lemma

Lanceolate with a hump near the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.

Palea

Keels are ciliate. PaleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
is same length as the 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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Other structures

LemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
awn is curved.

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Elymus multisetus M.E. Jones

Synonyms

Sitanion jubatum J.G. Sm.