Panicum fauriei Hitchc.

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Spikelets

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Description

Cespitose annuals 2-30(-46) cm tall; culms usually branched, puberulent, the nodes puberulent or short-pilose. Leaves cauline; sheaths usually puberulent, auricular hairs often prominent, 1-2.5 mm long; ligule a ciliate membrane, 0.4-1.6 mm long, the membrane rudimentary or 0.1-0.3 mm long, the cilia 0.3-1.5 mm long; blades 1.5- 12 cm long, 0.1-0.4 cm wide (when unrolled), often loosely involute, upper surface pilose, lower surface puberulent. Panicles 1-11 cm long, axis puberulent or sparsely pilose, branches usually appressed, puberulent or pilose; spikelets 1.5-4.2 mm long, acuminate to acute, glabrous to pubescent; glumes glabrous, short-pubescent, or short-pubescent with a tuft of hairs 0.6-3.5 mm long at apex, first glume as long as spikelet, acute to acuminate, 3-5- nerved, second glume shorter than or subequal to first glume, acute to acuminate, 5- 9-nerved; first floret sterile, first lemma shorter than or equalling second glume, glabrous or short-pubescent at least toward apex, 7-nerved, first palea 1/6-1/5 as long as first lemma; second floret dark brown at maturity, 1.2-1.8 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide, elliptic, smooth, glossy; anthers 0.8- 1.1 mm long.
(Description source: O’Connor, P.J. 1990. Poaceae, pp. 1481–1604. In: Wagner W.L., Herbst D.R. & Sohmer S.H. (eds.)., Manual of the flowering plant of Hawaiʻi. Vol. 2. University of Hawaii Press & Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu )