G67 



FOWL MANNAGRASS 



Glyce'ria stria'ta, syns. G. nerva'ta, Panicula'ria nerva'ta, P. ri'gida 



Flower head (panicle) loosely branched, py- 

 ramidal, 3 to 8 in. long, with threadlike, droop- 

 ing, spreading or ascending branches 



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Individual flower groups (spikelets) 3- to 7- 

 flowered, small, about % in. long, egg-shaped 

 to oblong, pale green or purplish 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes) persist- 

 ent, unequal, very short, 1-nerved, oval, thin 



Outer flower bract (lemma) prominently 7- 

 nerved, rounded on back, about K in- long, 

 broad, blunt, beardless (awnless), papery at tip 



Inner flower bract (palea) about as long as 

 lemma, 2-keeled 



Leaves flat, erect or ascending, 6 to 12 in. 

 long and up to % in. wide, smooth beneath, 

 harsh above; sheaths closed nearly to the 

 summit, usually somewhat harsh 



Stalks (culms) erect, usually 12 to 40 in. 

 (occasionally up to 4 ft.) tall, smooth, slender, 

 simple, hairless 



Rootstocks spreading, underground 

 Roots fibrous 



