192 FLORA 
Spikes sessile, 2 together, within a sheathing bract, 
at the end of each peduncle, forming a contracted 
panicle ; spikelets concealed or nearly so by long 
silky hairs. 
Spikes erect ; awns prominent 
Spikes reflexed ; awns none or very short .. 
Spikes in elongated panicles, the branches phowled: 
glabrous ; outer glume with a long twisted awn . 
Anthistiria. 
Barren spikelets sessile. Awns rigid. 
Fertile Tana Sine aise ; clusters of _paeane 
sessile .. 
Fertile apikelet densely silky 3 ‘amaeeie of spikclets 
stalked : 
Barren spikelets stihiod Moras very fine 
Eriochloa. 
Rhachis of the oun et or eet ie cae about 
1 in. long 
Perotis. 
Slender ascending to one foot; leaves linear, slender- 
pointed ... ss 
Tragus. 
Spreading annual ; leaves flat, margins ciliated 
Ehrharta. 
Stems slender erect, 1 to 2 ft.; 
glabrous .., s “ 
leaves short revolute, 
Pappophorum. 
Stems erect about 1 ft.; outer glumes beset with soft 
hairs Eh iv ite ae 
Lepturus. 
Spike often curved; lowest glumes 2; stems stiff, 
dwarf ; leaves short, quite narrow, incurved along 
the margin 
Spike often gE 
narrow 
Bae saline nf aes: redick 
Echinopogon. 
Spikelets in ovoid-globular heads; stems erect 1 or 2 ft.; 
leaves flat very scabrous 
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
exaltatus 
bombycinus: 
Gryllus 
ciliata 
avenacea 
membranacea 
polystachya 
rara 
racemosus 
stipoides 
commune 
incurvatus 
cylindricus 
ovatus 
