Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aristida orcuttiana Vasey
Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana is a perennial threeawn whose lateral awns are shorter
than 3mm and in which the first glume is longer than the second. The inflorescence is an open panicle.
The column is twisted and the awn is bent.
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Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 23, 2007
Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, detail of spikelet,, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 23, 2007
Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, lateral awns shortened & about 3mm, awn bent at wide angle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 19, 2007
Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, column twisted, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 19, 2007
Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, first glume longer than the second, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 19, 2007
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