View source for Dactylis ← Dactylis You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Dactylis |accepted_authority=L. |publications= |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Pooideae;Poaceae tribe Poeae;Dactylis |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Pooideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Poeae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Dactylis]]</div></div> |volume=Volume 24 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 482 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>perennial;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism growth form;rhizom height or length or size">cespitose, sometimes with short rhizomes.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="culm some measurement;base shape"><b>Culms </b>to 2.1+ m, bases laterally compressed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="internode architecture">internodes hollow;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="node pubescence">nodes glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="leaf pubescence;leaf position"><b>Leaves </b>mostly basal, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="sheath condition;sheath length">sheaths closed for at least 1/2 their length;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="auricle presence">auricles absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="ligule texture">ligules membranous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="blade shape">blades flat to folded.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties=""><b>Inflorescences </b>panicles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="spikelet branch architecture;spikelet architecture;branch some measurement">primary branches 1-sided, naked proximally, with dense clusters of subsessile spikelets distally, at least some branches longer than 1 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="spikelet shape;spikelet shape;floret quantity"><b>Spikelets </b>oval to elliptic in outline, laterally compressed, with 2-6 florets;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="">rachillas glabrous, not prolonged beyond the distal floret;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="rachilla pubescence;rachilla length">disarticulation above the glumes and beneath the florets.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="glume height or length or size;glume shape;glume architecture;glume shape;glume architecture"><b>Glumes </b>shorter than the florets, lanceolate, 1-3-veined, ciliate-keeled, awn-tipped;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="callus height or length or size;callus shape">calluses short, blunt;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="lemma architecture;lemma pubescence or relief;lemma shape;lemma shape;awn height or length or size">lemmas 5-veined, scabrous to ciliate-keeled, tapering to a short awn;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="palea shape;apex shape">paleas 2-keeled, tightly clasped by the lemmas, unawned, apices notched;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="lodicule quantity;lodicule pubescence;lodicule shape">lodicules 2, glabrous, toothed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s20" data-properties="anther quantity">anthers 3;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s21" data-properties="ovary pubescence">ovaries glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s22" data-properties="caryopse height or length or size;caryopse prominence;lemma life cycle;lemma shape;lemma life cycle;lemma fusion;paleum life cycle;paleum shape;paleum life cycle;paleum fusion"><b>Caryopses </b>shorter than the lemmas, concealed at maturity, oblong to ellipsoid, falling free or adhering to the lemma and/or palea;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s23" data-properties="hilum shape;x chromosome quantity">hila round, x = 7.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Alaska;Ala.;Ark.;Ariz.;Colo.;D.C;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Iowa;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Mass.;Md.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Miss.;Mont.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Mex.;Nev.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Utah;Va.;Wash.;Wis.;W.Va.;Wyo.;Conn.;N.Y.;Maine;N.H.;R.I.;Vt.;Tex.;La.;Calif.;Puerto Rico;Kans.;Alta.;B.C.;Greenland;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.);N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Yukon;Ky. |discussion=<p>Dactylis is interpreted here as a variable monotypic genus, although five species are recognized by Russian taxonomists. Numerous infraspecific taxa have been recognized in Eurasia, where Dactylis is native, but it does not seem feasible to identify subspecies and varieties in North America.</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=stebbins1959a |text=Stebbins, G.L., Jr. and D. Zohary. 1959. Cytogenetic and evolutionary studies in the genus Dactylis. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 31:1-40. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Dactylis |author=Kelly W. Allred; |authority=L. |rank=genus |parent rank=tribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Poaceae |distribution=Alaska;Ala.;Ark.;Ariz.;Colo.;D.C;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Iowa;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Mass.;Md.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Miss.;Mont.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Mex.;Nev.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Utah;Va.;Wash.;Wis.;W.Va.;Wyo.;Conn.;N.Y.;Maine;N.H.;R.I.;Vt.;Tex.;La.;Calif.;Puerto Rico;Kans.;Alta.;B.C.;Greenland;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.);N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Yukon;Ky. |reference=stebbins1959a |publication title= |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V24/V24_692.xml |subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Pooideae |tribe=Poaceae tribe Poeae |genus=Dactylis |anther quantity=3 |apex shape=notched |auricle presence=absent |awn height or length or size=short |base shape=compressed |blade shape=flat;folded |branch some measurement=1 |callus height or length or size=short |callus shape=blunt |caryopse height or length or size=shorter |caryopse prominence=concealed |culm some measurement=0m;2.1m |floret quantity=2;6 |glume architecture=awn-tipped;1-3-veined |glume height or length or size=shorter |glume shape=ciliate-keeled;lanceolate |hilum shape=round |internode architecture=hollow |leaf position=basal |leaf pubescence=glabrous |lemma architecture=5-veined |lemma fusion=free |lemma life cycle=falling;maturity |lemma pubescence or relief=scabrous |lemma shape=oblong;ellipsoid |ligule texture=membranous |lodicule pubescence=glabrous |lodicule quantity=2 |lodicule shape=toothed |node pubescence=glabrous |ovary pubescence=glabrous |palea shape=2-keeled |paleum fusion=free |paleum life cycle=falling;maturity |paleum shape=oblong;ellipsoid |rachilla length=not prolonged |rachilla pubescence=glabrous |rhizom height or length or size=short |sheath condition=closed |sheath length=1/2 |spikelet architecture=subsessile |spikelet branch architecture=naked |spikelet shape=compressed;oval;elliptic |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=plant;cespitose |x chromosome quantity=7 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Poaceae tribe Poeae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Poaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Dactylis.