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Plant
  longevity
   annual or biennial
   perennial
Graminoid Traits
  cespitose (i.e., tufted)
   cespitose
   not cespitose
  stem consistency
   solid
   hollow except at nodes
  leaf sheath
   closed (not split)
   open (split on side)
  ligules
   eciliate membrane
   ciliate membrane
   fringe of hairs
  blade margin
   entire
   serrulate
   ciliate
  auricles
   absent
   present
  spikelet disarticulation
   breaking up at maturity (above glumes)
   falling entire (below glumes)
  spikelet arrangement
   spike
   raceme
   panicle
  symmetry
   equilateral
   unilateral
  spikelets (fertile)
   sessile
   pedicelled
  spikelet compression
   laterally compressed
   dorsally compressed
   subterete
  awns - present/absent
   awns present
   awns absent
Grass Traits
  fertile florets per spikelet
   1
   2 or more
  inflorescence form (open vs contracted)
   open
   contracted
  glume similarity
   similar in length
   unequal in length
  glume apex
   apex entire
   apex 2-fid
  lemma
   glabrous
   pubescent
   apex 2-fid or more
   distinctly keeled

Highlands Center for Natural History - Common Grasses

Sue Smith
Species Count: 18

Poaceae