Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
None
Phleum pratense is a tall, perennial clump grass. There is one floret per spikelet. The flattened spikelets are densely packed on the narrow inflorescence. The glumes have short awns and have obvious cilia on the nerve on the keel. Phleum pratense is found growing around corrals in the wilderness.
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Phleum pratense, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
Phleum pratense, closeup of inflorescences, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
Phleum pratense, 2x macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
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