Agricultural, Revegetation or Rangeland
slender 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
Fine hair is continuous over the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
. RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
.
Nearly flat and flared; mostly awnless.
Flat
Pointed callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
; caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
is translucent to transmitted light.
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
tends to bow on one side and be straight on the other. Hair on the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
and rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is fine and easily removed upon handling. FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
is rather flat, light-colored and awnless.
Not listed
Included
Poaceae
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners