Warnock'S Grama

(Bouteloua warnockii)

galery

Description

Racemes 9-15(-25); borne along a central axis; unilateral; 0.4-0.6 cm long; bearing 2-6 fertile spikelets on each. Central inflorescence axis 5-10 cm long; tip filiform. Rhachis deciduous from axis; angular; terminating in a barren extension; extension subulate. Spikelet packing broadside to rhachis; lax. Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets cuneate; laterally compressed; 5-6.5 mm long; falling entire; deciduous with accessory branch structures.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Bouteloua
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