POACEAE CYNODONTEAE

1 TRAGUS RACEMOSA   INFLORECENS TERMINAL ,SPIPELET IN CLUSTER SECOND GLUME SPINOSE  TRAGUS=PLANT RELATED TO CENCHRUS

TRAGUS RACEMOSUS

 TRAGUS RACEMOSUS

TRAGUS RACEMOSUS

II- MUHLENBERGIA GRASSES PERENNIAL WITH PANICLECONTRACTED OR OPEN  INFLORESCENCE,SPIKELET WITH 3 TO 4 SCALES .,OUTER MEMBRANOUS MAY HAVE AWN, 3 SCAE WITH 3 TO FIVE NERVED THIS GENUS  ARE SIMILAR WITH POLYPOGON,AGROSTIS  AND CALAMAGROSDTIS

KEY FROM LOR BRITTON SOME OF THE SPECIES ARE SIMILAR TO SPOROBOLUS

1-MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI

 MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI

MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI

2- MUHLENBERGIA PLALUSTRIS=MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI VAR PALUSTRIS

MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI VAR PALUSTRIS

3-MUHLENBERGIA SOBOLIFERA

 MUHLENBERGIA SOBOLIFERA

MUHLENBERGIA SOBOLIFERA

4-MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA

 MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA

MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA

5-MUHLENBERGIA RACEMOSA

 MUHLENBERGIA RACEMOSA

MUHLENBERGIA RACEMOSA

6-MUHLENBERGIA TENUIFLORA

 MUHLENBERGIA TENUIFLORA

MUHLENBERGIA TENUIFLORA

7-MUHLENBERGIA UMBROSA=MUHLENBERGIA SYLVATICA

 MUHLENBERGIA SYLVATICA

MUHLENBERGIA SYLVATICA

8-MUHLENBERGIA AMBIGUA=MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA VAR FILIFORMIS

 MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA VAR FILIFORMIS

MUHLENBERGIA MEXICANA VAR FILIFORMIS

9-MUHLENBERGIA COMATA=MUHLENBERGIA ANDINA

 MUHLENBERGIA ANDINA

MUHLENBERGIA ANDINA

10-MUHLENBERGIA SIMPLEX= MUHLENBERGIA FILIFORMIS=POLYPOGON MARITIMUS

MUHLENBERGIA FILIFORMIS=POLYPOGON MARITIMUS

11- MUHLENBERGIA BREVIFOLIA

 MUHLENBERGIA BREVIFOLIA

MUHLENBERGIA BREVIFOLIA

12-MUHLENBERGIA CUSPIDATA

 MUHLENBERGIA CUSPIDATA

MUHLENBERGIA CUSPIDATA

13-MUHLENBERGIA GRACILLIMA=MUHLENBERGIA TORREYI

 MUHLENBERGIA TORREYI

MUHLENBERGIA TORREYI

14-MUHLENBERGIA PUNGENS

 MUHLENBERGIA PUNGENS

MUHLENBERGIA PUNGENS

15-MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS

 MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS

MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS


16 -Muhlenbergia confusa= SPOROBOLUS CONFUSUS

MUHLENBERGIA CONFUSA

17- MUHLENBERGIA UNIFLORA=SPOROBOLUS UNIFLORUS

MUHLENBERGIA UNIFLORA

18-MUHLENBERGIATORREYANA = SPOROBOLUS ASPERIFOLIUS

MUHLENBERGIA TORREYANA

19 MUHLENBERGIA ASPERIFOLIA

MUHLENBERGIA ASPERIFOLIA=SPOROBOLUS ASPERIFOLIUS

20-MUHLENBERGIA PANICULATA

MUHLENBERGIA PANICULATA

MUHLENBERGIA PANICULATA

21 MUHLENBERGIA AMMOPHILA

MUHLENBERGIA AMMOPHILA

III- CYNODON

 1-Cynodon dactylon stoloniferous plant with digitated spikes ,spikelet secun with 3 scales uniflower

  Cynodon dactylon

  Cynodon dactylon

  Cynodon dactylon

 Cynodon dactylon

IV-CAMPULOSUS

1-CAMPULOSUS AROMATICUS=CTENIUM aromaticum

CTENIUM AROMATICUMPUNGENT GRASS SPIKE PECTINATE,SPIKELET IN TWO ROW,SCALES FIVE SCALE,UPPER SCALE WITH PERFEC FLOWER

V- CHLORIS

1- CHLORIS VERTICILLATA

CHLORIS VERTICILLATA   PERENNIAL SPIKE NUMEROUS SOLITARY,SPIKELET IN 2 ROW 4 SCALES,LOWER EMPTY

VI -GYMNOPOGON

1-- GYMNOPOGON AMBIGUUS

 GYMNOPOGON AMBIGUUS

GYMNOPOGON AMBIGUUS  RIGID GRASSES WITH ALTERNATE PANICLE,SPIKELET  UNI FLOWER WITH EXTENDED RACHILLIA WITH AWNED SCALE

2- GYMNOPOGON BREVIFOLIUS

 GYMNOPOGON BREVIFOLIUS

GYMNOPOGON BREVIFOLIUS

VII- BOUTELOUA   SPIKE ONE SIDE ,SPIKELET ONE OR TWO FLOWER RACHILLIA EXTENDED WITH 1-3 AWNS

1-BOUTELOA HIRSUTA

 BOUTELOA HIRSUTA

BOUTELOA HIRSUTA VEA RACHILLIA

2-BOUTELOA GRACILIS

 BOUTELOUA GRACILIS

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS

3-BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA

BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA

4- BOUTELOA DACTYLOIDES

BOUTELOUA DACTYLOIDES

VIII-ELEUSINE SPIKES DIGITATE,SPIKELET  SEVERAL FLOWERED IN TWO ROW SECUND

1- ELEUSINE INDICA

IX- DACTYLOCTENIUM ANNUAL  SPICATE INFLORESCENS ,SPIKES IN PAR OR DIGITATE,SPIKELET SEVERAL FLOWERED IMBRICATE ONE SIDED

1- DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTIUM

DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTIUM

X-LEPTOCHLOA TALL ANNUAL GRASSES SPIKES PANICLE,SPIKELET 2 TO MANY FLWERED  SCALE OF FLOWER 3 NERVED

1-LEPTOCHLOA PANICEA SSP. BRACHIATA

LEPTOCHLOA PANICEA SSP. BRACHIATA

2-LEPTOCHLOA ATTENUATA

LEPTOCHLOA ATTENUATA

3- LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA  VAR FASCICULARIS

LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA  VAR FASCICULARIS

LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA  VAR FASCICULARIS

LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA  VAR FASCICULARIS

XI-MUNROA  PUNGENT DIFFUSE GRASS ,SPIKELET IN CLUSTER 2-5 FLOWERED

1-MUNROA SQUARROSA

MUNROA SQUARROSA

MUNROA SQUARROSA

XII- TRIDENS PERENNIAL  SPIKELIKE PANICLES,SPIKELET 3 TO MANY FLOWERED LOWER PERFECT,UPPER STAMINATE SCALES 5

1- TRIDENS FLAVA

TRIDENS FLAVA

2-TRIDENS STRICTUS

TRIDENS STRICTUS

3- TRIDENS ELONGATUS

TRIDENS ELONGATUS

4- TRIDENS PILOSUS

TRIDENS PILOSUS

XIII-TRIPLASIS SPIKELET 2-5 FLOWER,EACH FLOWER ARTICULATE

1- TRIPLASIS PURPUREA

TRIPLASIS PURPUREA

XIV-DISTICHLIS SPICATA DIOCIOUS PLANT SPIKELIKE PANICLE.SPIKELET 6 TO 16 FLOWER