The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California

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Names are linked to treatments from the Manual


Key to ERIOCHLOA

N.B.: couplets are linked, e.g., 1. is linked to 1'.

  1. Upper floret awnless
 E. acuminata var. acuminata
  1' Upper floret tapered to short awn, awn ± 1–2.5 mm
 
    2. Spikelets 2 per node at middle of branch axis; upper leaf blade surface glabrous; glume awn ± 1–3 mm; upper floret lemma abruptly pointed, point < 0.5 mm
 E. aristata var. aristata
    2' Spikelets generally 1 per node; upper leaf blade surface short-hairy; glume awn ± 1 mm; upper floret lemma awn slightly < 1 mm
 E. contracta

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