Festuca Myurus, L.
≡ ≡ Awns very short, or merely the drawn out points of the paleæ. Perennial.
F. ovina.
The rare F. uniglumis, Soland., and some other varieties may also come here.
Some forms of F. ovina are viviparous (see p. [134]), and several varieties have to be distinguished.
⊙⊙ Awns hair-like and dorsal on the paleæ. Flowers two in each spikelet. Annual, six inches or less in height.
Aira præcox, L.
The rare A. canescens, L. also comes here: its awn is jointed and with a minute tuft of hairs about the middle.
(ii) Panicle lax and open, the fine hair-like branches spreading widely during florescence, or even pendent or drooping.