G7 



BEARDED WHEATGRASS 



Agropy'ron subsecun'dum, syns. A. caninoi'des, "A. cani'num", 1 A. richardso'ni 



Individual flower groups (spikelets) cylin- 

 drical, 3- to 6-flowered, about % in. long, numer- 

 ous, overlapping, stalkless, placed flatwise and 

 solitary at each joint of a rather zigzag flower- 

 head axis (rachis) 



Outer flower bract (lemma) 3- to 5-yeined, 

 about % in. long, harsh, tipped by a straight or 

 somewhat spreading beard (awn) up to twice as 

 long as lemma 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes)y-rup to 

 nearly as long as spikelet, harsh, pointed or 

 short-awned at tip 



Flower heads (spikes) up to 8 in. long, some- 

 times 1 -sided and nodding toward tip, often 

 purplish in color 



Stalks (culms) tufted, erect, smooth 



Leaves flat, rather lax, harsh, rather broad 

 (up to % in. wide), 10 in, long 



1 Of American 

 authors, not (L.) 

 Beauv. 



Roots fibrous; rootstocks lacking 



