Turf
annual bluegrass, walkgrass
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 and rough
Brown
Hairs long and dense on lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
nerves, paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
margins and callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
Long-pointed, thin, and tends to wrinkle; adheres to caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
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Thin and wrinkled
RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is strong and protruding.
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. rather woolly with fiber.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Poa annua L.
Poa annua L. var. aquatica Asch.
Poa annua L. var. reptans Hausskn.
