Status: Native
Synonyms:
Critesion pusillum (Nuttall) Loeve
Hordeum pusillum Nuttall var. pubens A.S. Hitchcock
Hordeum pusillum is a small annual grass with a rachis that falls apart when mature. The glumes of the central spikelet and the inner glumes of the outer spikelets widen above the base. Like all Hordeums, the spikelets are borne in threes. The awns are less than a centimeter long. The auricles are under 1mm in length. Hordeum pusillum is found in disturbed ground in town.
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Hordeum pusillum, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, 2x macro of central and lateral spikelets with expanded glumes, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, 1x macro showing central and lateral spikelets (same as above photo but flipped over), photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, auricle <1mm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, April 22, 2009
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Hordeum pusillum, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, 2x macro of central and lateral spikelets with expanded glumes, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, 1x macro showing central and lateral spikelets (same as above photo but flipped over), photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, auricle <1mm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, April 22, 2009
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Hordeum pusillum, 2x macro of central and lateral spikelets with expanded glumes, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, 1x macro showing central and lateral spikelets (same as above photo but flipped over), photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, auricle <1mm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, April 22, 2009
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Hordeum pusillum, 1x macro showing central and lateral spikelets (same as above photo but flipped over), photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009
Hordeum pusillum, auricle <1mm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, April 22, 2009
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Hordeum pusillum, auricle <1mm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, April 22, 2009
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