Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
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Annual to bamboo-like; roots generally fibrous
Stem generally round, hollow; nodes swollen, solid
Leaves alternate, 2-ranked, generally linear; sheath generally open; ligule membranous or hairy, at blade base
Inflorescence various (of generally many spikelets)
Spikelet: glumes generally 2; florets (lemma, palea, flower) 1–many; lemma generally membranous, sometimes glume-like; palea generally ± transparent, ± enclosed by lemma
Flower generally bisexual, minute; stamens generally 3; stigmas generally 2, generally plumose
Fruit: achene-like grain
Genera in family: 650–900 genera; ± 10,000 species: worldwide; greatest economic importance of any family (wheat, rice, maize, millet, sorghum, sugar cane, forage crops, ornamental, weeds; thatching, weaving, building materials).[Hitchcock 1951 Manual grasses US, USDA Misc Publ 200; Clayton & Renvoise 1986 Kew Bull Add Series 13] See Glossary p. 26 for illustrations of general family characteristics. Generally wind-pollinated.
Annual or perennial herb, generally tufted, sometimes from rhizomes or stolons
Stems generally erect
Leaf: sheath generally smooth, glabrous; ligule membranous; blade flat to rolled
Inflorescence panicle-like, densely cylindric to openly ovate
Spikelet: glumes generally subequal, back generally glabrous, vein generally finely scabrous, 1-veined, generally acute; floret 1, < glumes, generally breaking above glumes; callus glabrous to densely hairy; lemma generally 5-veined, veins not converging, sometimes extended as short teeth, awned from back or not; palea 0 to ± = lemma, translucent; anthers generally 3
Species in genus: ± 200 species: especially temp Am, Eurasia
Etymology: (Greek: pasture)
Reference: [Carlbom 1967 PhD OR State Univ]
Some cultivated in pastures, lawns.
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Generally per 10–75 cm, decumbent to long-trailing, rooting at nodes
Leaves: ligule 1–6 mm; lower blades 3–18 cm, 2–10 mm wide, flat
Inflorescence 2–15 cm, narrowly lanceolate to elliptic in outline, dense, often interrupted; 1° branches erect to ± appressed, lower 1–4 cm
Spikelet breaking below glumes, falling as 1 unit; glumes 1.5–2.5 mm, back finely scabrous; callus glabrous; lemma 1–1.5 mm, awn 0; palea slightly < lemma; anthers 0.5–0.7 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=28
Ecology: Common. Disturbed areas, wet areas, ponds, ditches, streambanks
Elevation: < 2000 m.
Bioregional distribution: California
Distribution outside California: to s US; native to Europe
Flowering time: May–Jun
Synonyms: A. viridis Gouan
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