Weed
mission grass
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
Shiny and smooth
Shiny, smooth with no visible veins
Dull
CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
has an inconspicuous embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
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Unconditioned seed may have feathery filaments attached to the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
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Federal
Learn more on ITP's Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules tool.
Not included
Poaceae
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone
Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth. var.
