familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusMelica
speciesMelica porteri
varietyMelica porteri var. laxa
Melica porteri var. laxa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 98.
Revision as of 01:44, 30 July 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Panicles open; branches flexible, ascending to patent. Glumes purplish-tinged.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex.
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.
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common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
absent +
absent +
straight +
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climbing +
floating +
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capillary +
pistillate +
amalgamated +
sometimes longer +
bisexual +
compressed +
reduced +
1-11-veined +
purplish-tinged +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent lemmas +
subtending +
absent +
uncinate +
punctate +
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hollow +
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distichous +
glabrous +
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3-5-veined +
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mixed +
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collar-like +
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glabrous +
scabridulous +
Melica porteri var. laxa +
Melica porteri +
variety +
hyaline +
membranous +
5-veined +
winged +
absent +
conspicuous +
keeled +
rhizomatous +
perennial +