- The
ligule appears to be a
continuation of the leaf
sheath and
encircles or
clasps the stem as does the leaf sheath. The
three basic types of
ligules are:...
- 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...
- 5+0
scheme – all five
petals form the
ligule. A 4+1
scheme is
found in the Barnadesioideae. The tip of the
ligule is
often divided into teeth, each one...
-
serrated transversely. The
ligule is
pointed and silvery.
Compared this to
Common Meadowgr**** Poa pratensis,
which has a
squared ligule, and Poa trivialis, which...
-
about four or five
broad white ray
florets (
ligules),
surrounding many
tubular yellow disc
florets without ligules that
develop into
barbed fruits. The fruits...
- (3⁄4 in) across,
borne in lax corymbs. The outer, ray
florets have
white ligules and the inner, disc
florets are
yellow and tubular. It
spreads rapidly...
-
shiny leaves like
Lolium perenne and
crested dog's-tail. They have
pointed ligules 4–10 mm (3/16 – 3/8 in.) long.
Compare to
annual meadow gr**** Poa annua...
-
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...
- can be
quite dark when young. The
lower lemmas have
projecting awns. The
ligules are
quite long, up to 5 mm (0.20 in), blunt, with
hairy fringes around...
- are
however the most numerous,
often with
black spots at the base of the
ligules. The
fruit is an achene,
containing several seeds. Well
adapted to the...
