Species category

Revegetation or Rangeland, Turf

Common name

green spangletop, green sprangletop

Diagnostic characters

Identification notes

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
wide at both the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and base. There is a wide space between the rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
and the margins of the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
at the broad base of the floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
. 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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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature