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.

Size

• Length 2.5–2.8 mm
• Width 0.9–1 mm
• Thickness 0.9–1 mm

Color

Dark brown

Texture

Smooth

Lemma

Strong central rib. Margin with long hairs.

Palea

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
without ribs or hairs.

Other structures

Short awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
from the lemma apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Eustachys distichophylla (Lag.) Nees

Synonyms

Chloris distichophylla Lag.