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124a. Stems scabrid, spikelcts 
3-6 per inflorescence, 6 mm long F. arthrostyloid.es 
b. Stems smooth, spikelets generally more 
than 6 per inflorescence, less than 6 mm long F. sp G 
125a. Glumes hairy on back, style 4-6 mm long F.fusca 
b. Glumes glabrous, style less than 3.5 mm long 126 
126a. Leaves with ligule, style hairy at base F. cinnamometorum 
b. Leaves without ligule, style glabrous at base 127 
127a. Annual, leaves strongly falcate, nut abruptly truncate, 
conspicuously broader than the short but distinct stipe F .fimbristyloides 
b. Perennial, leaves subfalcate, nut not truncate at base F. eragrostis 
Acknowledgements 
I thank the heads of the herbaria BRI, DNA, NSW and PERTH for assisting me with access to 
their collections. I especially thank G. Leach and C.R. Dunlop for help with the Latin descriptions 
and for checking the manuscript. K.L. Wilson provided very helpful comments on the key. The 
efforts of M. Andrews, who executed the line drawings and J. McKinley who capably typed the 
manuscript, are greatly appreciated. 
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