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Carl Farmer |
Rare in alkaline grassland or limestone rock crevices Spikelets 5-7 mm long Skye ID: Looks rather like a Reed at first glance, but told at once from the Reed by its long ligule. Spikelet has 2 long narrow, almost equal, glumes, longer than any other part of the spikelet. Inside the glumes are a large number of long white hairs arising from the base and about 3/4 as long as the glumes. The lemma is hidden in these hairs and is only about half the length of the glumes. Other features: Ligule 4-12 mm long (Reed just has a row of hairs for a ligule). Spikelets very densely clustered, purple and green. Leaves flat, up to 10 mm wide, ribbed above, rough to the touch. |
