OregonFlora species comparison

sheaths and collars smooth, papillose to scabrous between veins;

margins minutely scabrous distally;

blades (3.7)7–40 cm × (1.5)2–5(8) mm; flat, glaucous;

both surfaces scabrous or smooth.

sheaths and collars smooth;

blades (3)4–20(38)cm × (2)3–13 mm; flat;

lower surfaces smooth;

upper surfaces smooth or slightly scabrous, glabrous to sparsely to moderately pubescent on the veins.

6.3–15 × 0.7–5 cm, loosely contracted; erect to slightly nodding; shiny green, purple, or brown;

branches 1.5–6 cm, scabrous;

spikelet-bearing to the base or nearly so.

7–16(19) × (1)1.5–2 cm; erect, usually contracted; pale to dark purple;

branches (0.2)2.4–6.7(7.7)cm; smooth, sometimes sparsely scabrous distally;

spikelet-bearing to the base.

3.2–5.8 mm, keeled, scabrous on keel, scabridulous elsewhere.

(4.5)5.5– 8(9)mm, keeled.

with hairs 1.7–3 mm; about 50% as long as the lemma; abundant.

with hairs 0.8–1 mm, 20–33% as long as the lemmas; sparse.

3.1–3.7(4)mm, 0.5–1.5 mm shorter than the glumes;

lemma awns 3.4–5.5 mm, attached to the lower portion of the lemma, exserted 0.5– 2.3 mm beyond the glumes, easily distinguished from the callus hairs, strongly bent.

4–6.5(7.5) mm, 0–1.5 mm shorter than the glumes, minutely scabrous;

lemma awns 6–11 mm, attached to the lower portion of the lemma, exserted more than 2 mm from the spikelet; stout; bent.

(1)2–3.5 mm.

2–3.5 mm.