Melica porteri var. laxa

Boyle
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 98.

Panicles open; branches flexible, ascending to patent. Glumes purplish-tinged.

Discussion

Melica porteri var. laxa grows from southern Arizona east to the Chisos Mountains, Texas, and south into northern Mexico.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

... more about "Melica porteri var. laxa"
membranous +  and scarious +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
rounded +  and acute +
Mary E. Barkworth +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
straight +
basal +  and apical +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
persistent +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
hairy +  and glabrous +
folded +  and flat +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
ascending;patent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
not branching +
ascending +  and erect +
55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
not woody +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +  and Tex. +
0 +  and 1/3 +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
sometimes longer +
2 +  and 5 +
compressed +
reduced +
purplish-tinged +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent lemmas +
subtending +
chartaceous +  and membranous +
uncinate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
coriaceous +  and membranous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
2mm +  and 3mm +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
well-developed +
reduced +
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
scabrous +  and strigose +
dry +  and fleshy +
parallel-sided +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
1 +  and 12 +
not viviparous +
compressed +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
1.5mm +  and 5mm +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
collar-like +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
scabridulous +
Gramineae +
Melica porteri var. laxa +
Melica porteri +
variety +
membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
2mm +  and 3mm +
conspicuous +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +