Turf
Kentucky bluegrass
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 with the base of lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
dark brown
Pubescence on nerves of lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla. short and only on lower half
Dark at base; strong intermediate nerve.
Hairs on margins coarse and wide-spaced
RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is smooth and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.
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Distinguishing characteristics are strong intermediate nerves and the dark brown base on the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.. The coarse and wide-spaced teeth on the paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
margins are also important for identification.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Poa pratensis L.
