familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusLeymus
speciesLeymus salina
subspeciesLeymus salina subsp. mojavensis
Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis
Culms 35-90 cm. Basal sheaths glabrous; blades flat or almost flat, abaxial surfaces nearly always glabrous, adaxial surfaces scabridulous, not densely hairy above the ligules, occasionally sparsely hairy. Spikes with 1 spikelet at most nodes, 2-3 central nodes with 2 spikelets. 2n = unknown.
Discussion
Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis grows at scattered locations on steep, north-facing slopes of the New York, Providence, and Clark mountains in California, and of the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number."/2-33/4timesthelengthof" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
... more about "Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis"
absent +
common +
glabrous +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
scabridulous +
dehiscent +
0-3(7)-veined +
straight +
midlength +
scabrous +
absent +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
straight +
arising +
midlength +
terminal +
evident +
scabrous +
single +
glabrous +
close +
free +
hard +
thick +
parallel +
stiff +
not evident +
spikelike +
Mojave wildrye +
not branching +
annual +
climbing +
floating +
erect +
not woody +
sterile +
reduced +
Wash. +, Maine +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Nebr. +, Utah +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Oreg. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Wyo. +, Calif. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Conn. +, Colo. +, Alaska +, S.Dak. +, Mass. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon + and Mich. +
1/3 +
capillary +
adjacent +
longer +
bisexual +
1-5-veined +
stiff +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent florets +
subtending +
absent +
equal +
uncinate +
punctate +
Present +
compound +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
evident +
scabrous +
absent +
distributed +
basal +
5-7-veined +
longer +
scabrous +
truncate +
absent +
membranous +
veined +
truncate +
inconspicuous +
hairy +
lobed +
midlength +
simple +
absent +
well-developed +
slightly shorter than to slightly longer than the lemmas +
slightly longer +
absent +
keeled +
subequal +
absent +
absent +
0-4 mm +
separating +
thin +
absent +
spikelike +
prolonged +
evident +
open +
closed +
full +
Endemic +
ebracteate +
distichous +
pedicellate +
mixed +
attached +
distinct +
parallel-sided +
glabrous +
not papillate +
Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis +
Leymus salina +
subspecies +
reduced +
hyaline +
membranous +
0-3(7)-veined +
spaced +
midlength +
absent +
inconspicuous +
scabrous +
rhizomatous +
perennial +