. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Aristida basiramea Engelm. Forked Triple- awned Grass. Beard-grass. Fig. 425. Aristida basiramea Engelm.; Vasey, Coult. Bot. Gaz. 9: 76. 1884. Glabrous and smooth, culms 6'-i8' tall, erect, slender, much branched. Sheaths shorter than the internodes, loose; ligule very short, ciliate; blades 2'-6' long, about 1" wide, involute-setaceous; spike-like pani
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Aristida basiramea Engelm. Forked Triple- awned Grass. Beard-grass. Fig. 425. Aristida basiramea Engelm.; Vasey, Coult. Bot. Gaz. 9: 76. 1884. Glabrous and smooth, culms 6'-i8' tall, erect, slender, much branched. Sheaths shorter than the internodes, loose; ligule very short, ciliate; blades 2'-6' long, about 1" wide, involute-setaceous; spike-like panicle 3'-s' long; first scale of spikelet half to three-quarters as Jong as the second, which is $"-j" in length, both awn- pointed; third scale shorter than the second; middle awn 6"-9" long, coiled at base, horizontal, lateral awns one-quarter to one-half as long, erect or divergent, somewhat spiral at the base. In dry fields, Illinois to Minnesota and Nebraska. Sept. July- 4. Aristida ramosissima Engelm. Branched Aristida. Fig. 426. A. ramosissima Engelm.; A. Gray, Man. Ed. 5, 618. 1867. Aristida ramosissima var. tuniaristata A. Gray, Man. Ed. 5, 618. 1867. Glabrous, culms 6'-2° tall, erect, slender, branched, smooth. Sheaths much shorter than the internodes, loose; ligule very short;, blades li's' long, 1" wide or less, flat, attenuate into a long point, smooth beneath, scabrous above; spikelets few, borne in loose spikes from 2'-4' in length; first scale awn-pointed; second scale 8"-io" in length, exceeding the first, terminated with an awn i"-3" long; third scale as long as the second; middle awn about 1' long, horizontal or re- flexed and forming a hook, the lateral awns erect, i"-2" long, rarely wanting. In dry soil. Indiana to Missouri and Tennessee. July- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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