Photo: Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

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Scanned 15 October 2015.

Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, 20 cm. when collected, possibly elongating in maturity; Inflorescence, panicle, branches not pulvinate, i.e., no swelling at bases of pedicels; Axis ±straight; Pedicels, stiff, ±straight; Spikelets with 1 floret; Glumes, 2, lower, 11 mm., veins 1, upper, 20 mm.; Lemma, 11 mm., smoothly transitioning to awns without twisted column, apex 0.4-0.6 mm. wide, awns, 3, 58 mm., straight.

Determined var. longiseta per length of upper glumes and dimensions of lemma.

Article records that use this photograph:

Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Aristida purpurea. Aristida purpurea, Nuttall, 1834.
Mesa Top Trail, Jefferson County, Colorado: at switchback.
Field Notes: Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015.

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