Agrostis oregonensis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Culms 50–80 cm long. Lateral branches lacking. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2–4 mm long; erose, or lacerate; obtuse, or acute. Leaf-blades 2–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; oblong; 10–30 cm long. Primary panicle branches ascending, or spreading; whorled at most nodes; 5–10 cm long. Panicle branches stiff.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 2.2–3 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny. Lower glume lanceolate; 2.2–3 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scaberulous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 2.2–3 mm long; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scaberulous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma elliptic; 1.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma lateral veins extending close to apex. Lemma apex muticous. Palea 0.2 length of lemma; hyaline.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; 0.3 mm long; membranous. Anthers 3; 0.4–0.6 mm long.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum linear.

DISTRIBUTION North America: northwest USA and southwest USA.

NOTES Aveneae. Fl Pac NW 1994.

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