Weed
prairie cordgrass
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
Smooth
Central nerve strongly spined and terminates in an awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
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 spined.
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. has a long acuminate rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
.
The callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
is narrow.
Not listed
Not included
Poaceae
Spartina pectinata Link
Sporobolus michauxianus (Hitchc.) P.M. Peterson & Saarela
Spartina michauxiana Hitchc.
Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link var. suttiei (Farw.) Fernald
