Description ³

Common species of dry open forests, woodlands, and other similarly semi-open and dry sites Thin, short leaves; branches diffusely; tiny spikelets; often with an unusually tall vernal inflorescence.

Spikelets: 1.8-2.3 mm, ellipsoid, usually glabrous, rarely purplish at the base; upper florets 1.7-2.0 mm long, 0.7-1.0 mm wide.

From FNA

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1. (c) Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell
2. (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael Ellis
3. (c) Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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