British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 149. Seedof Triodia decum-bens, front view,x 10. Fig. 148. Sesleria I nat. size. Spikelets 2-3 flowered. Glumes nearly equal, broad; the upperhalf of their keels rough. Seeds. Outer palea about 4 mm. long, five-nerved, thecentral nerve ending in a short awn-point; the remaining nervesforming four teeth at the apex of the outer palea. Inner paleabifid at the top, and its marginal ribs fringed. 9—2 132 Botanical Section [pt i, ch. vii Triodia decumbens, Beauv. (Heath-grass.) Rather common on heaths and barren land in the B
British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 149. Seedof Triodia decum-bens, front view,x 10. Fig. 148. Sesleria I nat. size. Spikelets 2-3 flowered. Glumes nearly equal, broad; the upperhalf of their keels rough. Seeds. Outer palea about 4 mm. long, five-nerved, thecentral nerve ending in a short awn-point; the remaining nervesforming four teeth at the apex of the outer palea. Inner paleabifid at the top, and its marginal ribs fringed. 9—2 132 Botanical Section [pt i, ch. vii Triodia decumbens, Beauv. (Heath-grass.) Rather common on heaths and barren land in the British small perennial with stringy roots. Sheaths hairy, rather long, narrow and acute, hairy. Ligule representedby a tuft of hairs. Flowers about July, the culms from 6-12inches high. Panicle close, of a few simple branches. Spikeletsfew (seldom more than six), rather large, three or glumes equal, three-nerved, acutely pointed, smooth. Seed about 6 mm. long. Outer palea round-backed,indistinctly nerve
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