Polypogon maritimus |
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Mediterranean beardgrass |
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Habit | Plants annual, (5)20–40 cm tall. |
Leaves | sheaths glabrous; the uppermost sheaths sometimes inflated; ligules to 7 mm; blades (1)3–9(14)cm × 0.5–5 mm. |
Inflorescences | narrowly ellipsoid, sometimes lobed; (1)2– 8(15)cm; pedicels to 0.5 mm; stipes 0.1–1.2 mm. |
Glumes | 1.8– 8.2 mm, ciliate, with large hairs or protrusions in the lower half; tips lobed; lobes 0.3–1.2 mm; about 17% as long as the glume body, awned; glume awns 4–10 mm; yellowish. |
Lemmas | 0.5– 1.5 mm, glabrous, awned or awnless; lemma awns 0–1 mm. |
Anthers | 0.4–0.5 mm. |
2n | =14, 42. |
Polypogon maritimus |
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Distribution | |
Discussion | Disturbed wet sites, streamsides. 100–300m. Sisk. CA, NV; FL, GA, SC; Eurasia. Exotic. This rare or overlooked introduction has lobed, ciliate glumes that look almost spiny near the base. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 470 Barbara Wilson, Richard Brainerd, Nick Otting |
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