Enneapogon eremophilus

Enneapogon eremophilus E.K.Z. Kakudidi. Aust.
Syst. Bot.
1: 338 (1988).

Classification. (GPWG 2001) : Subfamily
Chloridoideae. Pappophoreae.

Type of Basionym or
Protologue Information
: Australia, Palm Valley:  Latz 4352 (CANB holo, AD, NT).

Key references
(books and floras):
[2002] D.Sharp & B.K.Simon, AusGrass, Grasses of
Australia
.

Habit.
Perennial. Culms 13–36 cm tall. Lateral branches branched. Ligule a fringe of
hairs. Leaf-blades flat, 1–3 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous, glabrous.

Inflorescence.
Inflorescence solid, a panicle. Panicle linear, 1.5–6.5 cm long, 1 cm wide.

Spikelets.
Spikelets pedicelled. Fertile spikelets 1 or more flowered, with 1 fertile
floret, comprising 1 fertile floret(s), with diminished florets at the apex,
oblong, laterally compressed, 2.5–5.4 mm long.

Glumes. Glumes
similar, thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate, membranous, without
keels, 4–9 -nerved. Lower glume surface indumented. Upper glume ovate, 2.5–5.4
mm long, membranous, without keels, 4–9 -nerved. Upper glume surface
indumented.

Florets.
Fertile lemma 2–3.5 mm long, without keel, 9 -nerved. Lemma surface indumented.
Lemma apex dentate or lobed, awned, 9 -awned. Median (principal) awn 2–4(–5.2)
mm long overall. Lateral lemma awns present. Lodicules present. Anthers 3.
Grain 1–1.8 mm long.

Continental
Distribution
: Australasia.

Australian
Distribution
: Northern Territory, Queensland.

Northern Territory:
Barkly Tableland, Central Australia North, Central Australia South. Queensland:
Burke.

Notes.
Distributed in arid parts of the N.T. and NW Qld.

 

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith