G47 



TIMBER OATGRASS 



Dantho'nia interme'dia, syns. D. cusick'ii, D. interme'dia cusick'ii, 

 Merathrep'ta interme'dia 



Flower head (panicle) narrow, spike- 

 like, often 1-sided, compact, up to 2K 

 in. long 



Individual flower groups (spikelets) 5 

 to 10, on short, erect stalks, each about 

 5-flowered; upper flowers often unde- 

 veloped 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes) 

 about equal, in size, usually a little 

 longer than spikelet, sharp-pointed, 

 5-nerved 



Outer flower bract (lemma) soft-hairy 

 at base and along edges, hairless on 

 back, 7-nerved, up to % in. long, 2- 

 toothed at tip; teeth bristlelike, with 

 flattened, twisted beard (awn), about 

 as long as lemmas; *wn from between 

 the 2 teeth 



Stalks (culms) tufted, erect, up to 20 

 in. high 



Leaves mostly basal, narrow, erect or 

 ascending, more or less soft-hairy; 

 sheaths smooth 



Roots fibrous 



