Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

Oblanceolate

Size

• Length 5–7 mm
• Width 0.8–1 mm
• Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Dull

Lemma

The lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
terminates in a narrow awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
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Palea

The basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
half has a longitudinal groove. The paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
is infolded in the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
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Other structures

There is an indentation above the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
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Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro