Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aira obtusata Michaux
Sphenopholis robusta (Vasey) Heller
Sphenopholis obtusata is most easily identified by the very unequal glumes. They are both the same length, but one is narrow and linear while the other is big and boat shaped. The spikelets contain more than one floret, though they can be difficult to see. The ligule is cartilaginous. Sphenopholis obtusata is found in moist areas at middle elevation.
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Sphenopholis obtusata, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, leaf blades, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, closeup of panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, closeup of panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, macro of spikelet with dissimilar glumes and two florets, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, panicle measured, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
Sphenopholis obtusata, closeup of long cartilaginous ligule, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer & the Thursday hiking group, Gold Gulch Spring, November 5, 2009
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