G84 



RING MUHLY 



Muhlenber'gia tor'reyi, syn. M. gracil'lima 



Flower head (panicle) open, with long, spread- 

 ing, very slender branches; ultimate branches 

 single 



Individual flower groups (spikelets) 1-flow- 

 ered, somewhat flattened 



Outer {lower bract (lemma) firm, tipped by 

 slender bristle (awn) about }( in. long; "seed" 

 (caryopsis) closely enfolded by lemma, firm 

 but not hard, not cylindrical 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes) shorter 

 than lemma, unequal, persistent; 2d glume 

 longer, awn-pointed 



Stalks (culms) somewhat spreading and 

 branched at base, slender, rigid, erect, up to 20 

 in. high, simple above 



Leaves mostly basal, up to 4 in. long, strongly 

 curved, densely matted, inrolled, finely pointed 



Kootstocks slender, creeping, perennial 



Roots fibrous, perennial 



i Growth habit showing characteristic ring for- 

 mation 



