FESTUCE^, 



525 



Common in Europe; introduced into lawns and some old nortli- 

 ern pastures. See Vol. 1, p. 104, Fig. 87. 



125. (321). Lamarkia Mceuch, Meth. 201 (1794). Chrysurus 

 Pers. Syn. 1 : SO (1805). Pterinm Desf. Journ. Bot. 1: 75 (1813). 

 Tlnma Garzia, Rel. Aecad. Zel. Aci Reale, Ann, 3-4, 24; ex Pari. 

 Fl. Polerm. 1:138 (1845). 



Fertile spikelets 1-flowered, intermixed with sterile ones in 

 little clusters on the very short branches of a 1 -sided spikelike pan- 

 icle, rachilla glabrous, inarticulate and often produced above the 

 flower, bearing a narrow awnlike glume and sometimes a second ru- 

 dimentary one above it. Empty glumes narrow, awnless, slightly 

 unequal, floral glume broader, bearing a small dorsal awn. Sterile 

 spikelets longer, with several truncate awnless empty glumes above 

 the two outer acute ones; palea of the perfect flowers narrow, 2- 

 keeled. Stamens 3. Styles short, distinct. Grain slightly com- 

 pressed, included by the floral glume and palea, but free from them. 

 A low grass with many brandies and flat leaf-blades. There is onlv 

 one species known, a native of the Mediterranean. Introduced 

 into many parts of the world, including Australia and the United 

 States. Nearly allied to Cipiosurus. 



]. L. AUREA (L.) Moench. 1. c. Hookeriana Griff. Itin. Not. 

 349. Cynosurus aureus L. Sp. 107 

 (1753), Chrysurus aureusV»Qi\x\y. Agrost. 

 123 (1812). 



An elegant tufted annual, 10-18 cm. 

 high. Leaf-blades thin, 5-8 mm. wide; 

 ligule 1-8 mm. long, panicle linear or 

 oval, 5-8 cm, long. Empty glumes of 

 the fertile spikelets very narrow, keeled 

 with five points, 4-4,5 mm. long, floral 

 glume inserted 1 mm. above, oval, 3 mm. 

 long, bearing a dorsal awn a little below 

 the apex, G-9 mm. long. 



California, Jo7ies 3214, Pringle in 

 1882, Mrs. Jrmes for V. S. Dept. Agricul. 563 



Introduced into California. 



Fig. 109 — Lamarkia aurea. 

 A, B, spikelets; c, ovary. 

 (Richardson.) 



