Melica stricta var. albicaulis

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

Sheaths of the lower portion pale. Glumes at least 4 mm wide; paleas about 3/4 the length of the lemmas; anthers 2-3 mm.

Discussion

Melica stricta var. albicaulis is restricted to the mountains of southern California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

membranous +  and scarious +
glabrous +  and strigose +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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 +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
not branching +
ascending +  and erect +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (85 cm850 mm <br />0.85 m <br />) +
not woody +
0 +  and 1/3 +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
sometimes longer +
2 +  and 4 +
compressed +
reduced +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent lemmas +
subtending +
chartaceous +  and membranous +
uncinate +
scabridulous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
coriaceous +  and membranous +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
3.5mm +  and 5mm +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
well-developed +
reduced +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
scabrous +  and strigose +
dry +  and fleshy +
scabridulous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
not viviparous +
v--shaped +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
5mm +  and 13mm +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
collar-like +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Gramineae +
Melica stricta var. albicaulis +
Melica stricta +
variety +
membranous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
3mm +  and 5mm +
inconspicuous +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +