Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Lycurus setosus (Nuttall) C. Reeder
(Wolftail)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lycurus phleoides Kunth var. glaucifolius Beal
Lycurus setosus has leaf blades that end in a thin bristle that
can be up to a centimeter long. The panicle is made up of one flowered spikelets,
The first glume has two awns, the lemma has one. Lycurus setosus is densely tufted, in contrast to Lycurus phleoides, a loosely tufted plant. The ligule of Lycurus setosus is acute, while that of L. phleoides is acuminate on either side with the central portion truncate.
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Lycurus setosus, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Oct. 14, 2007
Lycurus setosus, detail of florets, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Karen Blisard, and
Denise Friedrick, Georgetown Rd., Oct. 9, 2007
Lycurus setosus, blade terminates in "slender hairlike bristle" (per Allred), photo Russ
Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 14, 2007
Lycurus setosus, ligule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Hanover Canyon, Nov. 10, 2009
Lycurus setosus, at anthesis, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 10, 2012
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