familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusPiptatherum
speciesPiptatherum miliaceum
subspeciesPiptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii
Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24.
Revision as of 01:48, 30 July 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Branches densely whorled; lower nodes with 15-30+ branches, some sterile, bearing highly reduced or no spikelets.
Discussion
Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii has a native range similar to that of subsp. miliaceum, except that it does not grow in semidesert regions. In the Flora region, it is known only from cultivated specimens.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number."prolonged" is not a number."parallel" is not a number.
... more about "Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii"
absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
penicillate +
not stiff +
absent +
absent +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (?) +
straight +
arising +
terminal +
2 times-geniculate scabrous +
single +
concealing +
not branching +
close +
fused +
extravaginal +
hard +
thick +
folded +
parallel +
not evident +
tapering +
involute +
whorled +
scabrous +
15;30 +
spikelike +
well-developed +
glabrous +
blunt +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
not absent +
branching +
climbing +
floating +
erect +
glabrous +
not woody +
reduced +
capillary +
adjacent +
sometimes longer +
exceeding +
hairy +
sexual +
compressed +
3-veined +
hyaline +
pliable +
shorter +
1-10-veined +
subtending +
absent +
1/4 +
acuminate +
subequal +
membranous +
not spreading +
uncinate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
punctate +
1/2 +
Present +
compound +
reduced +
absent +
absent +
concentrated +
3-7-veined +
longer +
glabrous +
membranous +
hyaline +
absent +
membranous +
veined +
truncate +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
1-9-veined +
longer +
membranous +
not overlapping +
light-brown +
simple +
branching +
absent +
well-developed +
absent +
2(3)-veined +
not keeled +
reduced +
developing +
absent +
appressed +
separating +
thin +
spreading;ascending +
concealed +
absent +
not prolonged +
evident +
diverging +
open +
closed +
persistent +
full +
glabrous +
smooth to scabrous +
Introduced +
ebracteate +
mixed +
attached +
reduced +
free +
parallel-sided +
Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii +
Piptatherum miliaceum +
subspecies +
hyaline +
membranous +
absent +
evident +
not rhizomatous +
perennial +