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Lemma with an awn attached near the top at least twice as long as the lemma Dichelachne
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Awns less than 2.5 cm long, 2–5 times as long as the lemma
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Lemma less than 4 mm long. Stamens 1–3
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Lemma (excluding the awn) shorter than the lower glume. Stamens 3. Panicle dense, pedicels of spikelets visible between the awns, up to 28 cm long; branches flexuous. Tufted herb up to 80 cm high. Widespread. Forests in damp places on a variety of soils. Fl. summer Dichelachne parva