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Carl Farmer |
Uncommon, most likely to be found on road verges. Not native. Cultivars exist. Spikelets c 10-25 mm long. Plant up to 100 cm high. Skye ID: Spikelets alternating up the axis, with only one glume except for the terminal spikelet which has two. Lemmas awned. (If no awns, then L perenne. Short awns could indicate the hybrid) Other features: Annual or biennial. Awns normally about as long as the lemmas. A larger plant than L perenne, with more florets per spikelet, and with the spikelet normally much longer in relation to its glume. Leaves up to 10 mm wide. Ligule c 1 mm high, like that of L perenne. |