Turf
sheep fescue
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
Sparsely pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
across the top and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.
below
Broadest on basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
half; short awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
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ApicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
half compressed; deeply grooved.
RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
pressed outward from floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
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FloretsFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
of the smaller fescues are difficult to accurately identify to species.
Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Festuca ovina L.