Buchlomimus

HABIT Perennial. Stolons present. Culms erect, or prostrate; 5–15 cm long. Ligule a fringe of hairs.

INFLORESCENCE Dioecious. Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes borne along a central axis; unilateral. Rhachis deciduous from axis; flattened; terminating in a barren extension; extension bristle-like. Spikelet packing 2 -rowed.

Spikelets pectinate; solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Male spikelets sessile. Pedicels oblong.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets lanceolate; dorsally compressed; 8–10 mm long; falling entire; deciduous with accessory branch structures.

GLUMES Glumes exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 0.66–0.75 length of upper glume; membranous; without keels; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface without pits. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; membranous; without keels; 2–5 -veined. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile florets female. Fertile lemma elliptic; cartilaginous; without keel; wingless; 3 -veined. Lemma surface unwrinkled; with 2 longitudinal grooves. Lemma apex awned; 3 -awned. Lateral lemma awns shorter than principal. Palea 1 length of lemma. Palea apex awned. Apical sterile florets 3 in number; barren; in a clump; linear. Apical sterile lemmas awned.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; fleshy. Anthers 3.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; ellipsoid. Embryo 0.9 length of caryopsis.

MALE Male inflorescence similar to female; of racemes along a central axis; with pectinate racemes. Male spikelets distinct from female; lanceolate. Male spikelet glumes 2; muticous. Male spikelet lemma muticous.

DISTRIBUTION North America.

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