Sporobolus SEM I: Lemma Vestiture
by Bob Harms  email-here

SEM Scans by John Mendenhall

Key to letter labels on images:
H : Hook, M : Microhair, P : Prickle, S : Silica Cell

The Sporobolus Compositus Complex

Scans of the lemma body unless otherwise noted. Scales are either 100μm or 20μm

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S. clandestinus

SPCL-body-6.12kx-6in SPCL-12.67kx-6in
Scanned at 6,120X Scanned at 12,670X

S. compositus var. compositus

SPCOC-body-6.51kx-6in SPCOC-13.21kx-6in
Scanned at 6,510X Scanned at 13,210X

S. compositus var. macer & var. drummondii

Scans from the tip area and near the midrib show prickles not typical for the lemma body (as with S. compositus var. compositus above).

SPCOM-2.53k-5in SPCOD-1.74k-5in
S.c. var. macer
Scanned at 2,530X
S.c. var. drummondii
Scanned at 1,740X

The Sporobolus vaginiflorus Complex


Sporobolus vaginiflorus

SPVA-body-3.17kx-6in SPVA-13.5kx-6in
Scanned at 3,170X Scanned at 13,500X

SPVA-edgehooks-4.17kx-8in
Distinguishing prickles and hooks in the midrib area is difficult.


Sporobolus neglectus

SPNE-bodydet-2.80kx-6in SPNE-bodydet-10.84kx-6in
Scanned at 2,800X Scanned at 10,840X


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