- 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:...
- 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...
- 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...
-
about four or five
broad white ray
florets (
ligules),
surrounding many
tubular yellow disc
florets without ligules that
develop into
barbed fruits. The fruits...
-
serrated transversely. The
ligule is
pointed and silvery.
Compared this to
Common Meadowgr**** Poa pratensis,
which has a
squared ligule, and Poa trivialis, which...
-
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...
-
flattened or
sometimes thickened, with a
blunt or
hooded apex and
membranaceous ligule. Poa
abbreviata –
short bluegr**** Poa
affinis Poa
alpigena –
northern meadow-gr****...
-
singly on the
scape and are a pale lemon-yellow colour, with the
outermost ligules having a
reddish underside. It
flowers from May
until August and the flowers...
- heads, in the
doubles it
shows different degrees of
transformation in
ligules,
yellow to
orange corollas, of 8 to 10 mm in length. The
fruits and seeds...
-
yellow center, up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter. In most subspecies, the
ligules of the ray
florets are
about 8 mm long, pure white,
female and form fertile...
