Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . nalinnovations. Culms (30-)80-120 cm tall, erect,glabrous; nodes 1 or 2, basal. Leaf sheaths coria-ceous, dark brown, glabrous, striate, old sheathsfibrous; ligules mm long, apex acute, ciliate;blades 20-60 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, conduplicateor flat, abaxially glabrous, green or 15-17 * cm, contracted, lanceo-late, discontinuous; branches scabrous. Spikelets12-15 mm long, lanceolate, florets 4(-5); rachil-las mm long, glabrous, rarely scabrous;glumes mm long, coriaceous, glabrous,violet, marg
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . nalinnovations. Culms (30-)80-120 cm tall, erect,glabrous; nodes 1 or 2, basal. Leaf sheaths coria-ceous, dark brown, glabrous, striate, old sheathsfibrous; ligules mm long, apex acute, ciliate;blades 20-60 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, conduplicateor flat, abaxially glabrous, green or 15-17 * cm, contracted, lanceo-late, discontinuous; branches scabrous. Spikelets12-15 mm long, lanceolate, florets 4(-5); rachil-las mm long, glabrous, rarely scabrous;glumes mm long, coriaceous, glabrous,violet, margins membranous; lower glumes long, lanceolate, 1-nerved, apex acute; upperglumes () mm long, lanceolate, 3-nerved,apex acute; lemmas mm long, lanceolate,5-nerved, coriaceous, violet, upper 1/3 with brownstripes, margin membranous, awned, the awn mm long; paleas almost as long as the lemma,membranous, slightly scabrous; anthers mmlong; ovary apex glabrous. Caryopses not seen. 110 Festuca in South American Paramos 1 mm.
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