Revegetation or Rangeland
composite dropseed, dropseed
CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Yellow 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.
, red-brown caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
Longitudinal rows of minute tubercles
Thin and papery
Thin and papery
EmbryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
is half the length of the caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa)..
Most units are caryopsesCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa)., but some are floretsFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
and even spikeletsSpikelet:
One or more florets that are subtended by a pair of bracts called glumes. Spikelets are pedicellate if located on a pedicle and sessile if attached directly to the rachis. Often spikelets with single florets have remnants of a second floret, usually a lemma.
. CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). is laterally compressed and closely covered with fine rows of minute tubercles.
Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Sporobolus spp.
Poaceae
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr
Sporobolus asper (P. Beauv.) Kunth var. canovirens (Nash) Shinners
Sporobolus asper (P. Beauv.) Kunth var. clandestinus (Biehler) Shinners
Sporobolus canovirens Nash
Sporobolus clandestinus (Biehler) Hitchc. var. canovirens (Nash) Steyerm. & Kucera
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. clandestinus (Biehler) Wipff & S.D. Jones
Sporobolus longifolius (Torr.) Alph. Wood
