Blepharidachne kingii
King's desertgrass, King's eyelash grass
3-8(14) cm.
often with a tuft of hairs at the throat, sheaths immediately below the inflorescences often spathelike;
ligules to 0.5 mm;
blades 0.7-3 cm long, less than 1 mm wide, strongly convolute
10-25 mm, subcapitate, usually partially included in the 2 spathelike upper leaf sheaths.
6-9 mm.
exceeding the florets, papery and translucent, scabridulous toward the base, acuminate or awn-tipped, awns to about 1.3 mm;
lower glumes 6-7.5 mm;
upper glumes 6.8-8.5 mm;
lowest 2 florets usually sterile;
lemmas of sterile florets 3.4-5.8 mm, lateral lobes 2.2-3 mm;
paleas of sterile florets linear, plumose;
third florets bisexual;
third lemmas with lateral lobes 0.5-1.5 mm, awned, central awns 3-5 mm;
paleas of third florets subequal to slightly longer than the lemmas;
anthers 2(1), about 1.5 mm.
about 2 mm, compressed.
= 14.
Blepharidachne kingii
Blepharidachne kingii grows at scattered locations in arid regions of the Great Basin, sometimes being locally abundant.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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