- A
ligule (from Latin:
ligula "strap",
variant of lingula, from
lingua "tongue") is a thin
outgrowth at the
junction of leaf and
leafstalk of many gr****es...
- 5-tipped, strap-shaped,
individual flower in the
heads of
other members. A
ligule is the strap-shaped
tongue of the
corolla of
either a ray
flower or of a...
-
flattened or
sometimes thickened, with a
blunt or
hooded apex and
membranaceous ligule. Many of the
species are
important pasture plants, used
extensively by grazing...
-
serrated transversely. The
ligule is
pointed and silvery.
Compared this to
Common Meadowgr**** Poa pratensis,
which has a
squared ligule, and Poa trivialis, which...
- multiflorum) with a
strong central keel,
giving a
flattened appearance. The
ligule is very
short and
truncated and
often difficult to see. The
small white...
-
distinguished from
Lycopodiaceae (the clubmosses) by
having scale-leaves
bearing a
ligule and by
having spores of two types. They are
sometimes included in an informal...
- 20 in) broad,
smooth or
slightly roughened, with a
rounded to
truncate ligule 1–2
millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) long. The
conical panicle is 5–20 centimetres...
- spikelets. It
flowers from June
until September. The
stamen are pink. The
ligule is
short and blunt. It
grows well in
heavy soil, and is
noted for its resistance...
- size of the
upper ligules on the
notopodia of the
posterior region of the body. The
upper ligules are much
larger than the
lower ligules. It is also without...
- to cut
human skin. A
membranous appendage or
fringe of
hairs called the
ligule lies at the
junction between sheath and blade,
preventing water or insects...
