Flora of North America species comparison

80-120 cm.

9-15 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, nodding, purplish;

branches appressed or narrowly ascending;

pedicels 2-3(3.5) mm.

7-10 mm, with 3-5 florets.

glabrous, 1-veined;

lower glumes 3.5-4.5 mm;

upper glumes 4-5 mm;

calluses sparsely pilose;

lemmas 4-5 mm, veins pilose at least to midlength, all 3 veins excurrent as short points;

paleas 3-3.5 mm, glabrous, bases bowed-out;

anthers 1-2(2.5) mm.

2-2.5 mm.

sheaths pilose;

ligules about 0.5 mm, membranous, ciliate;

blades 2-7 mm wide, flat, both surfaces sparsely pilose basally, margins smooth or scabridulous;

upper leaves with glabrous sheaths and blades.

= unknown.