Key to Distichlis
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(For a list of species in Distichlis, use the above link.)
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1. Blade < 1.5 cm, awl-like;
spikelet 
1. In Poaceae, one or more florets (each a flower with subtending lemma and generally palea) and generally 2 subtending glumes; in a sterile spikelet, the flower(s) and sometimes palea(s) are rudimentary or absent. 2. In Cyperaceae, the smallest aggregation of flowers (generally more than 2) and associated bracts.
1 per
inflorescence;
glumes 0
..... D. littoralis 1' Blade > 1.5 cm, flat;
spikelets 1. In Poaceae, one or more florets (each a flower with subtending lemma and generally palea) and generally 2 subtending glumes; in a sterile spikelet, the flower(s) and sometimes palea(s) are rudimentary or absent. 2. In Cyperaceae, the smallest aggregation of flowers (generally more than 2) and associated bracts.
2–20 per inflorescence; glumes 2
..... D. spicata
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