Family:
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus:
Phalaris L.

Phalaris lemmonii Vasey

This species is accepted, and its native range is California.

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Morphology General Habit
Annual; caespitose. Culms 70-135 cm long. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blades 8-20 cm long; 2-12 mm wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle spiciform; linear; interrupted; 4-12 cm long; 0.7-1.5 cm wide. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets sessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 2 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets obovate; laterally compressed; compressed slightly; 4.9-6.7 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 2 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets obovate; laterally compressed; compressed slightly; 4.9-6.7 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume elliptic; 4.9-6.7 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; chartaceous; 1-keeled; wingless; 3 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scabrous. Lower glume surface asperulous; rough on veins. Lower glume apex acuminate. Upper glume elliptic; 4.9-6.7 mm long; 1.2-1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; chartaceous; 1-keeled; wingless; 3 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scabrous. Upper glume surface asperulous; rough on veins. Upper glume apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Basal sterile florets similar; barren; without significant palea; attached to and deciduous with the fertile. Lemma of lower sterile floret linear; 1-1.6 mm long; 0.25-0.33 length of fertile lemma; pubescent. Fertile lemma elliptic; subterete; 4-5.1 mm long; cartilaginous; shiny; keeled; 5 -veined. Lemma surface pubescent; hairy all along. Lemma apex acute. Palea cartilaginous; 2 -veined; without keels. Palea surface pubescent; hairy on back.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Lodicules 2; membranous. Anthers 3. Ovary glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; 2.1-2.3 mm long. Hilum linear.
Distribution
North America: southwest USA and Mexico.
Reference
Aveneae. Anderson.

Native to:

California

Phalaris lemmonii Vasey appears in other Kew resources:

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 42 (1892)

Accepted by

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0