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Key to Axonopus

Poaceae

Axonopus

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1 Spikelets 1.5-2.8 mm long.
  2 Upper floret distinctly shorter than the upper glume; glume apex acute, not overtopped by silky hairs; culm nodes usually densely pubescent; leaf margins ciliate; leaf blades on fresh plants often appearing “wavy”
  2 Upper floret approximately equal in length to the upper glume; glume apex blunt to subacute and overtopped by silky hairs; culm nodes usually glabrous; leaf-margins eciliate (may be hairy near the base); leaf blades on fresh plants not appearing “wavy”