Revegetation or Rangeland
foothill needlegrass, smallflower tussockgrass
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Linear
Dark brown
Sparingly villous
LemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
encloses paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
and caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
and is circular in cross-section.
Enclosed in lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
CallusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
is long, sharp, and densely bearded.
The long geniculateGeniculate:
Bent at a sharp angle.
awn arises from the bearded crown-like structure at the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
of the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla..
State Noxious Weed: Arizona
Not included
Poaceae
Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth
Stipa eminens ssp. andersonii (Vasey) A.E. Murray
Stipa eminens var. andersonii Vasey
Stipa hassei Vasey
Stipa lepida Hitchc.
Stipa lepida var. lepida Hitchc.
Stipa lepida var. andersonii (Vasey) Hitchc.
