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Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.

Involucres enclosing spikelet(s)

Florets in dorsal view showing lemma (top) and ventral view showing palea (bottom)

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

A, Involucre of bristles enclosing spikelet(s); B, cluster of two spikelets in involucre (some bristles removed); C-D, floret in two views; E, caryopsis in ventral view; F, caryopsis in dorsal view

drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

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