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Part of a spike inflorescence of a grass or sedge
A spikelet, in botany, describes the typical arrangement of the inflorescences of grasses, sedges and some other monocots. Each spikelet has one or more
Spikelet
1932 Soviet decree on theft of grain from collective farms
The Law of Spikelets or Law of Three Spikelets (Russian: Закон о трёх колосках, Закон о пяти колосках, Закон семь-восемь) was a decree in the Soviet Union
Law_of_Spikelets
Dry spikelet or spikelet cluster of some grasses
A foxtail is a spikelet or cluster of a grass, that serves to disperse its seeds as a unit. Thus, the foxtail is a type of diaspore or plant dispersal
Foxtail_(diaspore)
Flowers on short stalks along the stem
Malabar nut (Justicia adhatoda) and chaff flowers (genus Achyranthes). A spikelet can refer to a small spike, although it primarily refers to the ultimate
Raceme
Species of plant
bearing rows of spikelets. Each spikelet is a flat fruit with a rough, bristly lemma without an awn, and no glumes. Some of the spikelet branches develop
Leersia_oryzoides
Cereal grain
domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikelets and making it much easier to harvest. Its use then spread throughout Eurasia
Barley
One of two bracts enclosing a flower spikelet in grasses
In botany, a glume is a bract (leaf-like structure) below a spikelet in the inflorescence (flower cluster) of grasses (Poaceae) or the flowers of sedges
Glume
Species of plant
verification] The inflorescence is unbranched, with spikelets on alternating sides edgeways-on to the stem. Each spikelet has only a single glume, on the side away
Lolium_perenne
Primitive wheat
Italian and escanda menor in Spanish. The name refers to the fact that each spikelet contains only one grain. Einkorn was one of the first forms of wheat to
Einkorn
Species of grass
contains pairs of spikelets. Each pair has a stalked spikelet with another stalkless spikelet at the base of the stalk. The stalkless spikelet usually has a
Andropogon_gerardi
Botanical term for highly-branched flower clusters
Technically, the inflorescence unit in a grass is the spikelet, but the arrangement of spikelets may be described as a panicle. "In the form of a panicle"
Panicle
Pointy, hair-like plant structure
photosynthesis, as, for example, in barley. The awns of wild emmer-wheat spikelets effectively self-cultivate by propelling themselves mechanically into
Awn_(botany)
Species of plant
inflorescence is a feathery array of spikelet units. Each unit is composed of one hairy, tan, fertile spikelet with a twisted awn up to 3.5 centimeters
Bothriochloa_barbinodis
Species of plant
inflorescence consisting of two spike-like racemes containing multiple tiny spikelets, each about 2.8–3.5 millimetres (0.11–0.14 in) long. This grass is low-growing
Paspalum_notatum
Species of plant
tiny spikelets. It is easily confused with other members in the genus, particularly southern crabgrass in California which differs by having spikelets of
Digitaria_ischaemum
Genus of grasses
meaning "stem", and "anthos", meaning "flower", in reference to the stalked spikelets on plants of this genus. Several species are known for their height and
Miscanthus
Species of grass
barleys the spikelets come in triplets. It has two small, often sterile lateral spikelets on pedicels and a larger, fertile central spikelet lacking a pedicel
Hordeum_brachyantherum
Species of plant
small spikelets which 20-40 smaller flowers grow out of. These globose heads are surrounded by 5-8 much longer leaves for protection. The spikelets on the
Cyperus_eragrostis
Cereal grain and staple food
which arises from the last internode on the stem. There can be up to 350 spikelets in a panicle, each containing male and female flower parts (anthers and
Rice
Genus of grass cultivated for grain
(female) stigmas protrude outside the glumes. The flowers are grouped into spikelets, each with between two and six flowers. Each fertilised carpel develops
Wheat
Species of grass
growing 6–20 cm (2.4–7.9 in) long. Its spikelets are appressed, and are sessile when fertile. The fertile spikelets are lanceolate or ovate in shape, growing
Bromus_alopecuros
Genus of grasses
have flowering culms up to 250 cm (98 in) tall bearing spikelets of papery flowers. The spikelets have between one and seven fertile flowers with a rudimentary
Melica
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Foxtail or fox tail may refer to: Foxtail (diaspore), the dry spikelet or spikelet cluster of some grasses Alopecurus, foxtail grasses - the scientific
Foxtail
Type of wheat
wheat spike breaks up into spikelets that require milling or pounding to release the grains from the glumes. Wild emmer spikelets effectively self-cultivate
Emmer
Species of grass
sometimes reproduces asexually, creating new plantlets in the spikelets. In Montana, USA Spikelets with hairy lemmas BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society
Poa_alpina
Species of flowering plant
nearly two meters in maximum height. The inflorescence is an open array of spikelets generally green to purple-tinted in color. It flowers in late summer and
Cinna_latifolia
Species of flowering plant
the unispicate group of cottongrasses since it has one (not multiple) spikelets. It is similar in appearance to the unispicate species Eriophorum brachyantherum
Eriophorum_vaginatum
Species of rodent
season. Since many of the bamboo seeds were retained within the flowering spikelets till the following year, further rodent population peaks occurred then
Oligoryzomys_longicaudatus
Sword
and thinner at the point than at its base, sometimes with a protruding spikelet along the flat side of the tip. It is a long sword usually held in both
Kampilan
Species of grass
inflorescence is a rounded or oval cluster or series of clusters of spikelets. The fertile spikelet has an awn up to a centimeter long. The awns clumped closely
Cynosurus_echinatus
Species of grass
barleys the spikelets come in triplets. There is a large fertile central spikelet about a centimeter long and two smaller, often sterile spikelets on pedicels
Hordeum_depressum
Protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain
Spikelets of a hulled wheat, einkorn
Chaff
Species of grass
touch. Its spikelets are solitary, and fertile spikelets have pedicels which are also lightly rough to the touch. Each lanceolate spikelet has three to
Bromus_berteroanus
Species of flowering plant
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). It differs from L. perenne in its spikelet, which has a long bristle at the top, and its stem, which is round rather
Lolium_multiflorum
Species of grass
livestock. Close-up of flower head showing hornlike spikelets Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) spikelet "Phleum pratense". Plants of the World Online.
Timothy_(grass)
Species of plant
branches bearing many spikelets. Leafy bracts with bristle-like tips usually extend beyond most or all of the clusters. Spikelets are light reddish-brown
Rhynchospora_harveyi
Species of plant
recognized by its few inflorescence branches bearing unusually small, hairy spikelets in pairs. Here are more noteworthy features: It grows in tufts up to 90 cm
Paspalum_blodgettii
Grass-like plant of wetlands
has upright or spreading branches bearing cymes of up to 15 spikelets each. The spikelet is cylindrical or oval and measures up to 0.8 centimeters in
Scirpus_cyperinus
Species of grass
centimeters (5.9 in) long and lined on one side with two rows of spikelets. Each spikelet is roughly 1 centimeter (0.39 in) long. It is not known whether
Ctenium_aromaticum
Species of flowering plant
centimeters long. The inflorescence bears widely spaced spikelets which are reddish purple in color. Each spikelet has three awns at the tip. Typically it flowers
Bouteloua_trifida
Genus of grasses
pogon (πώγων, 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes." Lemongrass and its oil are believed
Cymbopogon
Dispersal of seeds upon ripening
that divides the rachis into short segments, each attached to a single spikelet (which contains 2–3 grains along with chaff). A different class of shattering
Shattering_(agriculture)
Subspecies of flowering plant
inflorescence consists of a single, terminal, erect spikelet. With a length of 5 to 10 millimeters, the spikelets are obovate or elongated to club-shaped and
Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. germanicum
Trichophorum_cespitosum_subsp._germanicum
Species of plant
inflorescence and narrow with a contracted or open panicle of small spikelets, each spikelet being 1-flowered and rarely 2-flowered. The wiry, thin leaves are
Muhlenbergia_capillaris
Species of plant
branches are almost fully lined with overlapping spikelets each up to half a centimeter long. The spikelets may be greenish or purplish in color, or sometimes
Leersia_hexandra
Species of plant
linear and about 1⁄4 inch (0.64 cm) wide. The culms have bristle tipped spikelets, most visible in the summer and fall. Andropogon virginicus is native
Andropogon_virginicus
Species of grass
pyramidal panicles are 4 – 10 cm long, with up to 20 branches and 60 spikelets. The spikelets are 4 – 7 mm long, loosely scattered and drooping, laterally compressed
Briza_media
Topics referred to by the same term
any outgrowths of tissue Sclerite, hardened body parts of invertebrates Spikelet, the inflorescence of grasses Stylet (anatomy), a piercing structure Tubercle
Spicule
Species of grass-like plant
(6-18 inches), and .... covered with fascicled chesnut-brown spikelets. ... The spikelets have a subsquarrose appearance. The edges of the culms are very
Lepidosperma_oldfieldii
Species of grass-like plant
thread-like, up to 15 cm long. Lower spikelets generally have both pistillate and staminate flowers, while uppermost spikelets are staminate only. Clokey, Ira
Carex_borealipolaris
Species of plant
distinctive feature, often purplish, with large millet-like seeds in crowded spikelets. Considered one of the world's worst weeds, it reduces crop yields and
Echinochloa_crus-galli
Species of grass-like plant
long, linear-lanceolate spikelets; however, the spikelets of S. inconspicuus are longer (> 6.6 mm) compared to the shorter spikelets of S. ligulatus, which
Schoenus_inconspicuus
Species of grass
to just one spikelet. The erect to ascending or lax branches of the panicle are scabrous or pubescent, each branch bearing one spikelet. The ovate-lanceolate
Bromus_hordeaceus
Species of grass
green grass with a silvery sheen on its spikelets before it dries and becomes straw-colored to white. The spikelets are borne on a spreading panicle inflorescence
Aira_caryophyllea
Genus of grasses
rachis (stem) of the spike is flattened. The spikelets are positioned along one side of the spike. Each spikelet contains one fertile floret, and usually
Bouteloua
Species of grass
summer to early fall, producing branched clusters (panicles) of spikelets. The spikelets are golden-brown during the blooming period, and each contain one
Sorghastrum_nutans
Species of flowering plant
per culm, and in each spike there are three to six spikelets, or rarely as many as 10. Each spikelet is 4.5 to 10 mm (3⁄16 to 13⁄32 in) long and consists
Bouteloua_curtipendula
Species of grass
long, with the spikelets on alternating sides and edgeways-on to the rachis (stem), pressed into recesses in the stem. The spikelets bear up to twelve
Lolium_rigidum
Species of grass
is 5–25 centimetres (2.0–9.8 in) long and carries 10–30 fertile spikelets. Spikelets are solitary, and carry both scaberulous pedicelles and 4–7 (sometimes
Festuca_actae
Species of grass
reach about 5 centimeters long, bearing few-flowered spikes. The sessile spikelet is very narrow, about 3 millimeters long. The callus is elongated and barbed
Chrysopogon_aciculatus
Species of plant
centimeters. The inflorescence is usually divided into two branches lined with spikelets. Paspalum distichum is a food source for several avian species, including
Paspalum_distichum
Species of plant in the family Poaceae
racemose. Spikelets are oblong, solitary, 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) long and have linear pedicels. Besides the pedicels, the spikelets have 1 fertile
Melica_rectiflora
Species of grass
canary-grass and hood canarygrass. The spikelets are very different from those of other members of this genus. The spikelet glumes each have a hook. It is native
Phalaris_paradoxa
Family of flowering plants commonly known as grasses
arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets. The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that bears
Poaceae
Species of flowering plant
side in flowering time. Each branch has several stalked spikelets arranged on the tip. Spikelets are 5 to 8 millimetres (0.20 to 0.31 in) long, having 2
Festuca_subverticillata
Species of plant
The panicle is open and triangular shaped, 5–7.5 cm (2–3 in) long. The spikelets are stalked, awnless, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long when flowering, and loosely
Poa_annua
Species of plant
long. The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 7 branches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and are brown in color. In its native range
Paspalum_plicatulum
Modified or specialized leaf
bracts, called the lemma (lower bract) and palea (upper bract), while each spikelet (group of florets) has a further pair of bracts at its base called glumes
Bract
Species of grass-like plant
lower spikelets, shaped a bit like an overflowing ice cream cone. The spike axis is often arched at the summit, but the alternating spikelets around
Carex_festucacea
Species of plant
branches loosely clustered together. At the end of each small branch is a spikelet that would flower and mature into seeds. The species flowers in summer
Panicum_decompositum
Species of grass
forested areas. It differs from C. spinifex in its larger spikelets and smaller number of spikelets per fascicle, and from C. longispinus in its densely pubescent
Cenchrus_tribuloides
Species of grass
centimeters long, growing erect or sometimes nodding at the tip only. Spikelets are 1.8–2.2 mm long. Each is subtended by up to three stiff bristles.
Setaria_viridis
Species of plant
but have a much more compact ear. Their shorter rachis segments lead to spikelets packed closer together. Compact wheats are often regarded as subspecies
Common_wheat
Subfamily of plants
Micrairoideae Isachne globosa spikelets Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade:
Micrairoideae
Species of flowering plant
springy characteristic. The leaves are bright green. There are 4 to 10 spikelet flowers, which are up to 15 mm long. The ligule is very short and blunt
Festuca_rubra
Species of plant
inflorescence is a raceme of paired spikelets. The fertile spikelet has an awn up to a centimeter long; the sterile spikelet lacks an awn. In the United States
Schizachyrium_tenerum
Species of grass
inflorescence has several open branches bearing clusters of purple-tinged spikelets. The spikelet has one to six flowers. The grass is usually cleistogamous, its
Vulpia_microstachys
Species of plant
cultivation. Each bloom consists of five to six small yellow clustered spikelet-florets (5 mm, 3⁄16 in) surrounded by fuzzy white "petals" (technically
Edelweiss
Species of grass-like plant
blades. The inflorescence is a solitary spikelet just a few millimeters long, or a cluster of up to three spikelets. These are accompanied by a stiff bract
Isolepis_setacea
Species of grass
spikes that are sessile and alternately arranged spikelets on opposite sides of the rachis. Each spikelet holds one to two seeds, and in some cases three
Aegilops_cylindrica
Species of grass
centimetres (2.8–4.3 in) long with scaberulous axis. Spikelets are obovate, solitary and have fertile spikelets that are pediceled. The pedicels are filiform
Melica_glabrescens
Species of plant
meaning "man" and 'pogon' meaning "beard", in reference to the hairs on the spikelets of certain species in this genus. The specific epithet glomeratus means
Andropogon_glomeratus
Tribe of grasses
'Dimeriinae' (having solitary spikelets borne in 'robust' raceme rachis) into the subtribe Ischaeminae (having paired spikelets borne in 'fragile' raceme
Andropogoneae
Cereal grass and grain
plant. Oat spikelets, containing the small wind-pollinated flowers Panicle with spikelets containing seeds 1 A. sterilis, 2 A. sativa, spikelet and base
Oat
Species of grain
to 6 in) long. The head is composed of many spikelets, each of which holds two small flowers; the spikelets alternate left and right up the head. Botanical
Rye
Species of grass
Semiarundinaria densiflora, the short-spiked bamboo, short-tassled bamboo, or short spikelet bamboo, is a species of bamboos. The species is sometimes placed in the
Semiarundinaria_densiflora
Subfamily of plants
fringe of hairs. The inflorescence is branched around a common axis. The spikelets are all alike with two bisexual florets that are joined below the glumes
Panicoideae
Species of grass-like plant
The inflorescence is a panicle of spikelets on thin stems 2–6 cm long which spread, arch, or droop. The spikelets variably brown. There is usually a
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Schoenoplectus_tabernaemontani
Species of grass
Each branch is up to 15 centimeters long and lined with tiny spikelets. Each spikelet has one bisexual and one or two sterile flowers. This species is
Leptochloa_crinita
Species of flowering plant
inches) long. The inflorescence is a spreading or drooping array of flat spikelets longer than they are wide. The grass is wind-pollinated but is also sometimes
Bromus_carinatus
Fruit of the grasses (Poaceae)
Wheat spikelet with the three anthers sticking out.
Caryopsis
Genus of grasses
following account of Trikeraia is based on Bor’s original Latin protologue: Spikelets paniculate, pedicellate, elliptic-acute, awned; with a single floret;
Trikeraia
Species of fungus
the spikelets of the rice crop, which later lead to the growth of hyphae. The mycelia from these hyphae invade the floral organs in the spikelets. The
Ustilaginoidea_virens
Species of grass
a sharp angle from the flowering stem. Each spike has 20 to 90 spikelets. Each spikelet is 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) long, and has one fertile floret
Bouteloua_gracilis
Species of grass
shade, redder in full sun), turning pale grey-brown at seed maturity. The spikelets are 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in) long, typically containing two to five
Dactylis_glomerata
fatiga nurtured in fatigue las mieses de la espiga the harvest of the spikelet reporta a tu heredad. profit to your heritage. Por el sol que naciendo
Carabobo_State_Anthem
Species of plant
high. The leaves can be flat or folded. The plumes are 3–20 cm long. The spikelets have uneven husks. The upper portion is the widest, at 6.5–10 mm. It can
Aristida_congesta
Species of grass
centimeters long. The inflorescence is a crowded, one-sided series of flattened spikelets. Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Grass Manual Treatment Washington
Sclerochloa_dura
Species of plant
up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long with spreading branches. The paired spikelets are arranged in uneven rows and are elliptical and 2.5 to 5 millimetres
Urochloa_mutica
Species of grass
scent. The branching inflorescences have one to several spikelets per branch. Each spikelet is greenish brown, sometimes very slightly purple-tinted
Eragrostis_cilianensis
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n.
A little spike; a spikelet.
n.
A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass.
n.
The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.
n.
One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses.
a.
Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of grasses.
a.
Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
n.
A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.