Weed
puffsheath dropseed, small dropseed
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
caryopsis
Brown (caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
) with dark mottling; lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
and paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
white.
Smooth and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.
; caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). surface undulating.
Thin and papery about 25 mm long
Thin and papery; near same length as lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla..
EmbryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
has a dark band on margin.
CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). has mottled coloration and an embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
with dark pigmented scutellumScutellum:
A shield-shaped highly modified, single cotyledon in grasses (Poaceae) that absorbs nutrients from the endosperm and provides energy for germination.
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Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Sporobolus spp.
Poaceae
Sporobolus neglectus Nash
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. neglectus (Nash) Scribn.
