Distichlis spicata (L. Green ALKALI-GRASS. Ss hone nmi 
mtnelets ite gp glume; c¢, a: a pistiliate nga é, ion ring glume 
a floret of the same; fP ea from —— n Bul. 17 illustrates 
potiie r species of Distichlis. 
112. DISTICHLIS Raf. Jou Phys. 89: 104. 1819. Spikelets 8- to 16-flowered, 
dicecious. Empty aoa at ihe base of the spikelets 2 2, carinate, acute, —o 
rigid, mem ranaceous or an 2-keeled, eq cag ora po 
shorter than the g Stam: fetes eat 3. rate in the pistillate 
; stigmas plumose, protrud 
ing from the apex “ the floret. Grain closely vp Stage in the thickened and 
coriaceous base of ee Spi Kelets usually re numerous in the stami- 
I ae pie at id, erect 
large e and usually compressed spi 
Species 4 or 5, along the ao on the alkaline plains in extra tropical 
- North and South America, one of ahd extends to Australia. 
