Cenhrus parviceps (Gramineae), a New Species from Southern Texa

Authors

Lloyd H. Shinners, Southern Methodist University

Publication Date

4-1-1956

Abstract

CENCHRUS parviceps Shinners, sp. nov. Perennis anno primo florens, C. incerto valde affinis, partibus omnibus minoribus. Caules subdecumbentes vel erecti 6-35 cm. longi. Foliorum supremorum laminae 2-5 (-6) cm. longae, foliorum maximorum usque 9 cm. longae. Ligula ca. 1 mm. longa. Spicae brevis internodi mediocres 1.5-4.0 mm. longi. Involucra 3-10 pilosula, diametro maximo 6-10 mm. (spinis inclusis.) HOLOTYPE: 7 miles west of Three Rivers, Live Oak Co., Texas, Shinners 16990, 5 November 1953 (SMU). "Silty clay fencerow. Abundant."

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Recommended Citation

Shinners, Lloyd H. (1956) "Cenhrus parviceps (Gramineae), a New Species from Southern Texa," Field and Laboratory: Vol. 24 : No. 2.
Available at: https://scholar.smu.edu/fieldandlab/vol24/iss2/4