occasionally absent; lower lemmas similar to the upper glumes in length and texture; upper lemmas indurate, coriaceous, or cartilaginous, with a germination
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at 10X. Tubercles usually clearly different from achene apex in color, texture, and form, rarely merging with apex. Worldwide. Species ca. 140 (38 in the
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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). Eleocharis
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sinuses; paleas from shorter than to longer than the lemmas, similar in texture, 2-veined, veins keeled, sometimes winged; lodicules 2, fleshy, usually
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(costate), at least distally. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. Worldwide, primarily New World temperate regions. Species 18
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large depressions at 10–20X. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. Temperate to mostly tropical regions worldwide. Species ca. 70+
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fleshy roots]; rhizomes homogeneous with branches like primary in size and texture, or heterogeneous, branches cordlike with scalelike leaves, enlarging at
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whorls, all petaloid or sepals sometimes greener and more foliaceous in texture; sepals alike or not, lateral sepals often connate (forming synsepal), or
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monolete, smooth or textured with spines, tubercles, or ridges. x = 11. Nearly worldwide. Geography, habitat, megaspore texture, spore size, and velum
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lower glumes absent; upper glumes and lower lemmas similar in size and texture, exceeded by the upper florets; upper florets turgid, ellipsoidal; upper
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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. Mentioned
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7 mm; tubercles often similar to and merging with achene apex in color, texture, and form. Eleocharis subg. Zinserlingia 3 Proximal internodes of rachillae
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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 culms
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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 64
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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 (usually
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that embrace the upper paleas; upper paleas similar to the upper lemmas in texture and size; lodicules 3, cuneate; anthers 3. Caryopses plano-convex; embryos
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white, turning reddish upon exposure to air, moderately light and soft, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs nearly 2-ranked to diffuse; young
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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 different
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sigmoid-flexuous, connective narrow; margins differentiated or not in thickness, texture, and color, surface smooth or slightly rough to punctate-sculptured. x =
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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. Herbs
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Tubercles usually obscure or absent, often merging with achene apex in color, texture, and form. North America, Mexico, West Indies, South America. Species 2
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trigonous, smooth at 30X. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. United States. Species 1. None. Eleocharis melanocarpa window
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trigonous, smooth at 30X. Tubercles distinct from achene apex in color, texture, and form. United States, Mexico, Bermuda, Central America. Species 2 (1
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cells, sometimes nearly smooth. Tubercles distinct from achenes in color, texture and form, or sometimes merging with achene apex, often dorsoventrally greatly
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or ellipsoid, (5–)6–12(–15) mm diam., glabrous or sparsely hairy; flesh texture not recorded; sepals ± sessile, usually reflexed, sometimes circumscissile
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nearly white to reddish brown, light and soft to moderately heavy and hard, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs nearly 2-ranked; young twigs differentiated
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longitudinal ridges and achene angles. Tubercles distinct from achene in color, texture and form, not dorsoventrally greatly compressed. North America to South
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glabrous, margins entire to denticulate apically, similar in color and texture to stem body. Leaf blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts
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palea, apices acute to obtuse; upper paleas similar to the upper lemmas in texture. Caryopses ellipsoid, x = 10. Puerto Rico, Md., Del., Miss., Tex., La.,
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acuminate or beaked, unawned; paleas similar to the lemmas in length and texture, enclosed by the lemmas at maturity, 1-veined, mostly glabrous, veins shortly
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Botrychium dissectum 8 Segments of blades rounded, nearly entire, plane; texture leathery; n North America. Botrychium multifidum 8 Segments of blades angular
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inflorescence; involucel bracteoles of 1–3 pairs [or absent], similar in size and texture. Pedicels erect. Flowers bisexual, occasionally unisexual and female; sepals
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generally inconspicuous. Wood nearly white to light brown, very hard and heavy, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs conspicuously 2-ranked; young twigs
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scabrous; paleas as long as or slightly longer than the lemmas, similar in texture and pubescence, 2(3)-veined, not keeled over the veins, flat between the
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tissue sometimes produced as teeth, crowns, or oblique tubes similar in texture to cypselar wings). x = 9. Introduced; Atlantic Ocean Islands (Macaronesia)
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or shortly awned; lower lemmas similar to the upper glumes in length and texture, unawned or awned, awns to 60 mm; lower paleas vestigial to well-developed;
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sometimes terete; paleas as long as or longer than the lemmas and similar in texture and pubescence; lemma margins separate for their whole length at maturity
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hairs 0.2-1 mm, veins terminating at or near the apices, apices similar in texture to the body; lodicules 3; anthers 3, anthers sometimes all of equal size
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Washington parishes in southeastern Louisiana. Based on the reticulate texture of the megaspore, it is possible that I. louisianensis represents an allotetraploid
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to denticulate (in western populations) apically, similar in color and texture to stem body. Leaf blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts
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to scabrous, margins denticulate at least apically, similar in color and texture to stem body; first internode 14–27 cm, shorter than leaves; distalmost
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glabrous, margins entire to denticulate apically, similar in color and texture to stem body. Leaf blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts
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Stems simple, 2–6.8 mm wide, glabrous, margins entire, similar in color and texture to stem body. Leaf blades glabrous, bases not persistent in fibrous tufts
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lenticels absent. Wood nearly white to light brown, moderately hard, heavy, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs nearly 2-ranked to diffuse; young
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generally inconspicuous. Wood nearly white to light brown, very hard and heavy, texture fine. Branches, branchlets, and twigs conspicuously 2-ranked; young twigs
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maroon, lanceolate-acuminate, 10–50 mm, equaling petals, ± 1/2 petal width, texture leafy, margins entire, apex acuminate; petals spreading, carried in same
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whitish reticulum. Tubercles often merging with achene summit in form, texture, and color, not dorsoventrally greatly compressed. Temperate and boreal
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sterile or staminate; lower lemmas similar to the upper glumes in size and texture; upper florets bisexual; upper lemmas indurate, rugose, unawned, yellow
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margins clasping the paleas; upper paleas similar to the lemmas in length and texture; lodicules 2; anthers 3, purple; ovaries glabrous; style branches 2, free
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segment straight and scabridulous; paleas longer than the lemmas, similar in texture, glabrous, sulcate between the veins, apices prow-tipped; lodicules 2 or
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