. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. FESTUCACEJS. 221 Yorkshire, and Cumberland. It is also a native of Nor- way, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal. It flowers in July. Dr. Parnell describes five varieties of this grass :— Br achy podium pinnatum var. gracile. Slender Up- right Wheat-grass. Very slender in form, with shorter spikelets, branching root, and long awns. It is found in Kent. Brachypodium pinnatum var. ccespitosum. Clustered Upright Wheat-grass. This has narrower leaves and short awns. It loves chalky
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. FESTUCACEJS. 221 Yorkshire, and Cumberland. It is also a native of Nor- way, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal. It flowers in July. Dr. Parnell describes five varieties of this grass :— Br achy podium pinnatum var. gracile. Slender Up- right Wheat-grass. Very slender in form, with shorter spikelets, branching root, and long awns. It is found in Kent. Brachypodium pinnatum var. ccespitosum. Clustered Upright Wheat-grass. This has narrower leaves and short awns. It loves chalky soil, and is found near Bath. Brachypodium pinnatum, var. compositum. Spikelets clustered, in groups of three. It is a monstrosity found in Yorkshire. Brachypodium pinnatum, var. hispidum. Bristly Up- right Wheat-grass. This has the florets covered with bristly hairs, and the root nearly simple. It is also a Yorkshire variety. Brachypodium pinnatum, var. hispidum, Hairy Wheat- grass, has the glumes and florets covered with hairs, and the awns short. The spike is very Tribe VIII. Inflorescence panicled or racemed; spiklets several- flowered, stalked; florets mostly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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