familyCyperaceae
genusBlysmopsis
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Blysmopsis
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 309. 1974.
Common names: Blysmopsis
Etymology: Blysmus, a genus name, and Greek - opsis, likeness
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Herbs, perennial, cespitose, rhizomatous. Culms terete or distally rounded-trigonous. Leaves basal; ligules present; blades flat. Inflorescences terminal, spicate; involucral-bracts several, suberect, proximal leaflike, distal scalelike; spikelets 2–25 per spike. Spikelets: scales 2–5, lateral spikelets spirally arranged, each subtending flower, terminal spikelets pseudodistichous. Flowers bisexual; perianth bristles (0–) 3–5 (–6), barbed, shorter than achene; stamens 3; styles linear, 2-fid, base persistent. Achenes biconvex or planoconvex. x = 20.
Distribution
Boreal regions of North America, Europe, and Asia
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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... more about "Blysmopsis"
planoconvex;biconvex +
basifixed +
persistent +
absent +
1;many +
2;3 +
Blysmopsis +
scale-like +
basal +
abundant +
single +
bisexual +
spicate +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
suberect +
proximal +
several +
arranged +
basal +
absent +
fused +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh +
1974 +
adventitious +
fibrous +
empty +
2;5 +
fertile +
2-keeled +
cylindric +
single +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
2-fid +
Blysmopsis +
Cyperaceae +
genus +
pseudodistichous +
free +
thin +
rhizomatous +
perennial +