OregonFlora species comparison

swollen at the base.

blades 5–35(40)cm × 3–12(18)mm.

ovoid to cylindrical, often truncate at the base, 1.5–6 × 1–3 cm, often purplish;

spikelets borne singly;

branches obscure;

disarticulation above the glumes.

all alike, 3 florets; lower 2 florets sterile.

5–8 × 0.9–1.6 mm;

keels not winged or only narrowly winged distally, scabrous;

lateral veins conspicuous; smooth;

tips acute to acuminate.

1.8–3.5 mm, usually more than half as long as the bisexual florets, densely pubescent.

3.5–5 mm;

lemmas straw-colored, becoming darker at maturity, sparsely pubescent; shiny;

tips acute to weakly acuminate.

3–3.5 mm.

=28.