Fig. 100. Redfieldia flexuosa Vasey. REDFIELD'S GRASS.—a, A —— b, 
a floret; c, @ flower, 
100. REDFIELDIA rr. Bot. Club, 14 : 133. 1887. Spikelets 
1- to 6- flowered, hermaphrodite ithe ‘uppermost usually staminate), awnless; 
a Empty 
umes: 2, nearly equal, l-nerved, shorter than the flowering glume; flowering 
terminating 
in a short Pitas point, eles of 0 at the base. Palea 2-nerved, pobites shorter 
than its glume. Styles long, distinct; stigmas short, plumose. Grain oblong, 
terete, free. ‘ rather tall ‘perennial, with long, narrow leaves and ample, 
diffuse 
panicles. 
Species 1, on ind sandy plains of the interior. 
