Difference between revisions of "Rytidosperma penicillatum"

(Labill.) Connor & Edgar
Common names: Hairy danthonia Hairy oatgrass Poverty grass
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 310.
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|discussion=<p>Rytidosperma penicillatum is endemic to Australia and has been introduced to New Zealand as well as North America. Although considered a poor quality forage, it was introduced and grown experimentally in several states under the name Danthonia pilosa R. Br. [= R. pilosa (R. Br.) Connor & Edgar]. It has become well-established in northern California and southwestern Oregon, mainly in coastal areas. Since it does well on dry, nutrient depleted soils and competes well with more desirable species, it is considered a troublesome pest.</p>
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 11 May 2021

Plants loosely cespitose to somewhat spreading, shortly rhizomatous. Culms 30-90 cm, erect, mostly smooth and glabrous, scabrous-pubescent immediately below the inflores¬cence, branching extravaginal, the new shoots with scaly cata¬phylls. Leaves mostly basal, greatly exceeded by the culms, flag leaf blades usually not reaching the inflorescence; sheaths densely hairy or glabrous, with apical tufts of hairs, apical hairs 1-3.5 mm; ligules 0.1-1 mm; blades to 30 cm long and 5 mm wide, flat, folded, or rolled, pubescent or glabrous. Inflorescences 4-10 cm, racemose or paniculate, contracted; pedicels much shorter than the spikelets. Spikelets 9-15(18) mm, longer than the rachis internodes, with 5-10 florets; rachilla segments 0.2-0.5 mm. Glumes 8-14(17.5) mm, subequal, lanceolate, some¬times with scattered hairs; lower glumes (5)7-9(11)-veined; upper glumes 5-7(9)-veined; calluses 0.5-1.2 mm, longer than wide, with marginal tufts of hairs usu¬ally reaching the lower lemma hairs; lemma bodies (2)2.5-4 mm, 9-veined, lower row of hairs continuous or with weak central tufts, hairs of the marginal tufts not or just reaching the upper row of hairs, upper row of hairs composed of 2 marginal tufts, sometimes with 2 additional scanty tufts between, hairs reaching or slightly exceeding the base of the awn; lobes 5-13 mm, aristate; awns (7)9-16 mm; paleas 3-6 mm, exceeding the lemma sinuses, emarginate, intercostal region glabrous or scabrous, margins glabrous or sparsely long-hairy, veins ciliate; anthers 0.4-2.5 mm. Caryopses 1.8-2.5(3) mm long, 0.8-1.1(1.6) mm wide; embryos 0.7-1(1.5) mm; hila 0.4-0.5(0.7) mm. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Rytidosperma penicillatum is endemic to Australia and has been introduced to New Zealand as well as North America. Although considered a poor quality forage, it was introduced and grown experimentally in several states under the name Danthonia pilosa R. Br. [= R. pilosa (R. Br.) Connor & Edgar]. It has become well-established in northern California and southwestern Oregon, mainly in coastal areas. Since it does well on dry, nutrient depleted soils and competes well with more desirable species, it is considered a troublesome pest.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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