Leymus simplex var. luxurians
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 359.
Culms 55-75 cm tall, 2-2.5 mm thick. Spikes 10-27 cm long; internodes 10-20 mm. Spikelets 20-25 mm, with 6-12 florets.
Discussion
Leymus simplex var. luxurians grows at a few locations in Wyoming. It sometimes grows close to var. simplex. It may represent clones that have access to more water and/or more nutrients, but the absence of intermediate plants suggests a genetic distinction.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number."/2-33/4timesthelengthof" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
dehiscent +
0-3(7)-veined +
straight +
midlength +
scabrous +
absent +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (?) +
straight +
arising +
midlength +
terminal +
evident +
scabrous +
single +
close +
free +
hard +
thick +
parallel +
stiff +
not evident +
involute +
spikelike +
not branching +
annual +
climbing +
floating +
erect +
not woody +
sterile +
reduced +
1/3 +
capillary +
adjacent +
longer +
bisexual +
1-5-veined +
stiff +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent florets +
subtending +
absent +
glabrous +
subequal +
equal +
scattered +
uncinate +
punctate +
Present +
compound +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
evident +
scabrous +
absent +
distributed +
basal +
5-7-veined +
longer +
glabrous +
scabrous +
truncate +
absent +
membranous +
veined +
truncate +
inconspicuous +
hairy +
lobed +
simple +
absent +
well-developed +
slightly shorter than to slightly longer than the lemmas +
slightly longer +
absent +
keeled +
subequal +
absent +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
0-4 mm +
separating +
thin +
absent +
spikelike +
prolonged +
evident +
open +
closed +
full +
glabrous +
ebracteate +
distichous +
pedicellate +
mixed +
attached +
distinct +
parallel-sided +
not papillate +
Leymus simplex var. luxurians +
Leymus simplex +
variety +
reduced +
hyaline +
membranous +
0-3(7)-veined +
ribbed +
spaced +
midlength +
absent +
inconspicuous +
scabrous +
rhizomatous +
perennial +
glaucous +