Difference between revisions of "Piptatherum miliaceum"

(L.) Coss.
Common names: Smilo grass
Introduced
Synonyms: Oryzopsis miliacea
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 151.
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 11 May 2021

Plants loosely cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms 40-150 cm, glabrous, often branching at the lower cauline nodes; basal branching extravaginal. Leaves not basally concentrated; sheaths glabrous, persistent; ligules of lower leaves 0.5-1.5 mm, truncate; ligules of upper leaves 1.5-4 mm, rounded to sharply acute; blades 5-30 cm long, 2-10 mm wide, flat, smooth on both surfaces. Panicles 10-40 cm, lax, lower nodes either with 3-7 branches bearing 10-40 functional spikelets, or with 15-30+ branches with no functional spikelets; primary branches spreading to ascending; lower branches 3-8 cm; secondary branches diverging from the primary branches. Glumes 2.5-3.5 mm, acuminate, 3-veined; florets 1.5-2 mm, dorsally compressed; calluses about 0.3 mm, glabrous, disarticulation scars circular; lemmas stiffly membranous, glabrous, margins fused at the base, not overlapping, light brown at maturity; awns 3-4 mm; anthers 2-2.5 mm, penicillate; ovaries rounded, bearing two styles. Caryopses 1.5-1.7 mm long, about 0.8 mm thick; hila linear, about 1/2 as long as the caryopses. 2n = 24.

Distribution

Md., N.J., Utah, Calif., Pa., Ariz., Idaho, Nev.

Discussion

Piptatherum miliaceum is a Eurasian introduction that is now established in several parts of the world. In its native range it grows, often as a common species, primarily in disturbed areas, wadis, and oases, penetrating into the semidesert regions of northern Africa and western Asia. It is used as a fodder plant in northern Africa. Within the Flora region, P. miliaceum is known from Arizona and California, growing in disturbed sites. It has also been found on a ballast dump in Maryland.

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Panicle branches loosely whorled, lower nodes with 3-7 branches, all spikelet-bearing Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
1 Panicle branches densely whorled, lower nodes with 15-30+ branches, some with highly reduced or no spikelets Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii