Tribe VII 
Chlorite 
6 . 
Hants with perfect flowers 
A. Splkelets with more than 1 perfect floret 
Inflorescence exerted 
Spikes Bore than 1 but few,'rachis not prolonged. 
Eleu^ine 
AA, Spllelet with osaly 1 perfect floret, often with additional 
imperfect florets above or below. 
B. Spikolets without additional modified florets, the 
rachilla sometimes prolonged 
Bachllla art ieulate 
to many, digitate,I 
the glumes, spikes two 
prolonged. 
with 1 or cere modified florets above the 
perfect one, ■■■■ 
Splkelets with no sterile florets below the per¬ 
fect .lie; second gluna wit bout a spike. 
* • • ”, 
Spikes digitate or nearly so 
Fertile leans 1 owned or awnless. / 
Tribe sn Splkelets all of one kirn 1 
A. Splkelets tauten in tbs eavltie# of the flattened corky 
rachls. 
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M. Splkelets not sunken in the rachis 
B. Splkelets subtended, or surrounded by 1 to many 
distinct or* more or less ccro-iate bristle® 
C. Bristles persistent, the apltelai deciduous 
