Milium vernale

M.-Bieb
Common names: Early millet Spring milletgrass
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 780.

Plants annual. Culms 10-70 (90) cm, erect, solitary or clumped, retrorsely scabridulous; nodes 2-3, glabrous, green to purple. Sheaths retrorsely scabrous; ligules 2.5-4.5 mm, obtuse to acute, occasionally lacerate; blades 1.7-8.2 cm long, 1.9-5 mm wide, scabrous over the veins, concentrated on the lower portion of the culms. Panicles 4-11.5 cm; branches 0.5-6 cm, straight, ascending to erect, antrorsely scabrous, spikelets confined to the distal 1/2. Glumes 2.5-3.2 mm, scabridulous, 3-veined, acuminate; lemmas 2-2.3 mm; anthers about 1.5 mm. 2n = 18.

Discussion

Native to Eurasia, Milium vernale was first detected in North America in 1987, when it was found infesting winter wheat and other crops in north-central Idaho (Callihan & Pavek 1988). The infested area has since increased.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

... more about "Milium vernale"
membranous +  and scarious +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
William J. Crins +
M.-Bieb +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
straight +
basal +  and terminal +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (8.2 cm82 mm <br />0.082 m <br />) +
not evident +
cross +, linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
ascending;erect +
spikelike +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Early millet +  and Spring milletgrass +
not branching +
clumped +  and solitary +
hispidulous +  and glabrous +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
not woody +
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
sterile +  and bisexual +
compressed +
reduced +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
scabridulous +
acuminate +
unequal +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br />) +
membranous +
exceeding the lemmas +, equaling +  and equal +
uncinate +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
lacerate +, obtuse +  and acute +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
not +  and toothed +
green +  and purple +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 3 +
2 +  and 1 +
well-developed +
2-keeled +
spikelike +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (11.5 cm115 mm <br />0.115 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
not prolonged +
compressed +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Gramineae +
Milium vernale +
species +
membranous +
parallel +  and converging +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
9 +, 7 +, 5 +  and 4 +