Key to Isolepis
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(For a list of species in Isolepis, use the above link.)
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1. Fruit ribbed lengthwise, not
papillate Pertaining to a surface (e.g., of a leaf, stigma, fruit) bearing small, rounded or conic protuberances (papillae).
..... I. setacea 1' Fruit fine- to obscure-papillate or smooth, not ribbed
3. Flower
bracts in
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.
middle 1.8–2 mm,
awn 1. Bristle-like appendage or elongation, generally terminal. 2. Stiff, needle-like pappus element in Asteraceae.
0.2–0.5 mm;
fruit 1–1.5 mm, 3-sided, ± as deep as wide, sides
concave ..... I. carinata 3' Flower bracts in spikelet middle 1.2–1.8 mm, awn < 0.1 mm; fruit 0.8–1 mm, 2–3-sided, shallower than wide, sides
convex or ± concave
..... I. cernua
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