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Flowers of common whitlowgrass The leaves are often covered with forked hairs Flowering occurs in early spring, March–May in northern latitudes. Each stem (of which there can be several) bears a lax raceme of about 10 long-stalked flowers with 4 white petals, about 3 mm (0.1 in) long, which are so deeply divided (bifid) that it can appear ...
A wild rye ear with awns Awns on the fruit of an Australian species of grass. In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. Awns are characteristic of various plant families, including Geraniaceae and many grasses .
The flowers of the grass are grouped together, forming long, airy clusters along a stem that rises above the leaves to a length of about 18 inches (460 mm) and width of 10 inches (250 mm). [ 3 ] Flowers of M. capillaris are perfect with each having about two or three stamens and anthers that are about 1–1.8 mm long.
Helictotrichon sempervirens, the blue oat grass, is a species of flowering plant in the true grass family, Poaceae, native to central and southwest European grasslands. It is a bunchgrass often used as an ornamental grass in garden design and landscaping. The foliage is pale green with a hint of blue.
Lemma is a phytomorphological term referring to a part of the spikelet. It is the lowermost of two chaff-like bracts enclosing the grass floret.The lemma often bears a long bristle called an awn, and may be similar in form to the glumes, which are chaffy bracts at the base of each spikelet.
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Bouteloua gracilis, the blue grama, is a long-lived, warm-season perennial grass, native to North America. [2] [4] [5]It is most commonly found from Alberta, Canada, east to Manitoba and south across the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and U.S. Midwest states, onto the northern Mexican Plateau in Mexico.