OregonFlora species comparison

intraand extravaginal.

sheaths closed 33–50% of their length; smooth;

ligules 1.5–3.5 mm;

blades flat, 1.5–4 mm wide.

nodding; open, 4–15 cm;

branches spreading to reflexed, flexuous; (2)3–7 cm, 1–2 per node; smooth to sparsely scabrous, with (3)6–18 spikelets.

lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 4–6 mm, usually partly to wholly purplish;

florets 3–5.

narrowly to broadly lanceolate;

keels smooth or nearly so;

lower glumes 1-veined;

upper glumes shorter than or subequal to lowest lemma.

with cobwebby hairs.

lanceolate, 2–3.5 mm, partly to mostly purple colored, distinctly keeled;

keels short- to long-villous for over 67% of their length; marginal veins short- to long-villous;

lateral veins usually sparsely softly puberulent at least on one side; area between veins smooth;

tips acute, slightly bronze colored or not.

0.6–1 mm.