OregonFlora species comparison

puberulent.

often rooting at the lower nodes;

internodes usually glabrous, often puberulent-pubescent below the nodes, rarely puberulent throughout;

nodes 3–5(6), pubescent.

sheaths densely and softly retrorsely pubescent to pilose; upper sheaths sometimes glabrous;

blades 1–16 cm × 1–6 mm, softly hairy on both surfaces.

sheaths glabrous, sometimes slightly pubescent near the throat;

ligules 2–4.2 mm, glabrous, obtuse, lacerate;

blades 13–26 cm × 4–10 mm, light green or glaucous; flat, glabrous, sometimes scabrous on both surfaces.

5–20 × 3–8 cm; open, nodding;

branches 1–4 cm, drooping, 1-sided and longer than the spikelets, usually at least 1 branch with 4–8 spikelets.

10–30 × 2–5 cm; open, nodding;

branches ascending to spreading, sometimes drooping.

10–20 mm, moderately laterally compressed, not densely crowded, 4–8 florets.

23–35 cm, elliptic to lanceolate; terete to moderately laterally compressed, with 5–11 florets.

villous, pubescent, or glabrous;

lower glumes 4–9 mm, 1-veined;

upper glumes 7–13 mm, 3–5-veined.

glabrous, sometimes scabrous;

margins often bronze-tinged;

lower glumes 6–9 mm, 3-veined;

upper glumes 8–12 mm, 5-veined.

9–12 mm, lanceolate, glabrous or pubescent to pilose, 5–7-veined;

tips acuminate; hyaline; bifid, with teeth 0.8–2(3)mm, awned;

lemma awns 10–18 mm; straight.

12–16 mm, elliptic to lanceolate, rounded over the back; backs sparsely pilose, pubescent, or scabrous;

margins densely pilose at least on the lower half, often bronze-tinged;

tips acute to obtuse; entire, rarely slightly emarginate with lobes less than 1 mm;

lemma awns 4–6 mm; straight.

0.5–1 mm.

3.5–5.5 mm.

=14.

=14.