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- occasionally absent; lower lemmas similar to the upper glumes in length and texture; upper lemmas indurate, coriaceous, or cartilaginous, with a germination17 KB (785 words) - 18:55, 11 May 2021
- at 10X. Tubercles usually clearly different from achene apex in color, texture, and form, rarely merging with apex. Worldwide. Species ca. 140 (38 in the2 KB (206 words) - 21:44, 5 November 2020
- cancellate or reticulate at 10–30X. Tubercles distinct from achene summit in texture and/or color and form. Worldwide. Species ca. 70 (22 in the flora). Eleocharis4 KB (486 words) - 21:44, 5 November 2020
- sinuses; paleas from shorter than to longer than the lemmas, similar in texture, 2-veined, veins keeled, sometimes winged; lodicules 2, fleshy, usually7 KB (664 words) - 17:25, 11 May 2021
- (costate), at least distally. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. Worldwide, primarily New World temperate regions. Species 182 KB (168 words) - 21:38, 5 November 2020
- large depressions at 10–20X. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. Temperate to mostly tropical regions worldwide. Species ca. 70+3 KB (341 words) - 21:38, 5 November 2020
- fleshy roots]; rhizomes homogeneous with branches like primary in size and texture, or heterogeneous, branches cordlike with scalelike leaves, enlarging at16 KB (1,109 words) - 22:17, 5 November 2020
- whorls, all petaloid or sepals sometimes greener and more foliaceous in texture; sepals alike or not, lateral sepals often connate (forming synsepal), or37 KB (2,535 words) - 22:11, 5 November 2020
- monolete, smooth or textured with spines, tubercles, or ridges. x = 11. Nearly worldwide. Geography, habitat, megaspore texture, spore size, and velum13 KB (992 words) - 21:21, 5 November 2020
- lower glumes absent; upper glumes and lower lemmas similar in size and texture, exceeded by the upper florets; upper florets turgid, ellipsoidal; upper4 KB (415 words) - 18:31, 28 May 2021
- Adder’s-mouth Etymology: Greek malaxis, softening, in reference to soft and tender texture of leaves Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 627. Mentioned6 KB (328 words) - 22:12, 5 November 2020
- 7 mm; tubercles often similar to and merging with achene apex in color, texture, and form. Eleocharis subg. Zinserlingia 3 Proximal internodes of rachillae13 KB (1,284 words) - 21:44, 5 November 2020
- clearly distinct from achene apex, or if merging with achene apex in color, texture, and form, then achenes mostly with distinct distal beak and many culms35 KB (229 words) - 21:44, 5 November 2020
- Etymology: Greek aletris, a female slave who ground corn, alluding to the mealy texture of the perianths Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 644 KB (258 words) - 22:14, 5 November 2020
- coriaceous, 5-12-veined; upper paleas shorter than the lemmas but similar in texture; lodicules 0 or 2, glabrous; anthers 3, if present, x = 5,7, 8,9 (usually13 KB (830 words) - 18:56, 11 May 2021
- that embrace the upper paleas; upper paleas similar to the upper lemmas in texture and size; lodicules 3, cuneate; anthers 3. Caryopses plano-convex; embryos19 KB (857 words) - 18:55, 11 May 2021
- white, turning reddish upon exposure to air, moderately light and soft, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs nearly 2-ranked to diffuse; young9 KB (813 words) - 18:30, 6 June 2022
- narrower than achene summit or sunken in a depression in achene, color and texture either similar to achene summit and tubercle merging with achene, or different3 KB (290 words) - 21:38, 5 November 2020
- sigmoid-flexuous, connective narrow; margins differentiated or not in thickness, texture, and color, surface smooth or slightly rough to punctate-sculptured. x =11 KB (1,026 words) - 23:23, 5 November 2020
- names: Mousetail Etymology: Greek mus, mouse, and oura, tail, from shape and texture of the fruiting head of M. minimus. Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Herbs4 KB (305 words) - 22:50, 5 November 2020