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Medusahead
(Taeniatherum caput-medusa (L.) Nevski)
| Growth Habit: Winter
annual grass, erect to 24 inches. |
| Leaves: Leaf blades to
1/8 inch wide, rolled more or less, slightly hairy. |
| Stems: Jointed, slightly
hairy. |
| Inflorescences: A long
awned-spike, nearly as wide as long, flowers in May and June. Bristly nead persistent
through winter after individual florets fall. |
| Roots: |
| Spikelet: Stiff,
minutely barbed, twisted awns to 4 inches at maturity. |
| Seeds: Awned,
grass-like. |
| Other: Not as hairy as
downy brome. |
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