Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.  
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Imperata cylindrica (L.) Räusch.

Spikelet

Spikelet, detail

photo by Mark Thurmond

Caryopses in ventral view (left and right) and dorsal view (middle)

photo by Mark Thurmond

A, Spikelet; B, spikelet with bracts removed to show caryopsis; C, caryopsis in dorsal view; D, caryopsis in ventral view

drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

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