Arabian Schismus
Schismus arabicus
Scanned from specimen found near Arlington, Maricopa Co., Arizona. May 1, 2008
WINTER-SPRING ANNUAL : Low growing tufted grass mostly less than 20 cm
tall.
LEAVES Narrow blades. Notice long hairs at ligules.
RANGE : Fairly common in mostly agricultural areas of the Sonoran Desert
of Arizona.
FLOWERS: Small spikelets on narrow spiked inflorescence. Distinguished
from similar
Schismus barbatus by high magnification (10x) of the floral
parts: The glumes are slightly longer (6mm) and the lemmas are hairy on the
back and have a 0.5 mm to 1 mm notch in tip. The two species may intergrade.