G48 



TUFTED HAIRGRASS 



Deschamp'sia caespito'sa, syn. Ai'ra caespito'sa 



Flower head (panicle) open, 4 to 8 in. 

 long, mostly erect but sometimes 

 drooping 



Panicle branches harsh, hairlike 



Individual flower groups (spikelets) 

 small, about % in. long, 2-flowered, 

 shining, pale or purplish, borne near 

 ends of panicle branches 



Stems (culms) erect, tufted, 2 to 4 ft. 

 high 



Outer flower bract (lemma) rather 

 thin, with ragged tip; beard (awn) 

 attached on back below middle 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes)- 

 without awns, longer than lemmas 



Leaves mosdy basal, numerous, bright 

 green, flat, folded or sometimes inrolled 



Roots fibrous 



