G14 



CANE BEARDGRASS 



Andropo'gon barbino'dis, syns. "A. saccharoi'des", 1 Amphi'lophis bardino'dis 



Flower heads (racemes) numerous, crowded, 

 in somewhat fan-shaped end clusters (panicles) 



Individual flower groups (spikelets) paired 

 at flower-head axis (rachis) joints; 1 spikelet 

 stalkless, seed-producing; other spikelet hairy- 

 stalked, reduced to a single bract, not seed- 

 producing 



Outer flower bract (lemma) very narrow, 

 transparent, tipped by a twisted, bent beard 

 (awn) about % in. long 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes) firm, 

 papery; 1st glume 2-keeled, enclosing small, 

 transparent flower bract (sterile lemma); 2d 

 glume 1-keeled, 3-nerved, enclosing lemma 



Rachis jointed, deeply grooved, somewhat 

 feathery, the long, white hairs giving a silvery 

 appearance 



Leaves flat, 1 to 8 (mostly 3 to 5) in. long, 

 harsh on upper surface; lower leaves longer 

 than upper leaves 



Stalks (culms) rather coarse, pithy, up to 

 4 ft. high, long-hairy at the joints 



Roots coarse, fibrous 



