Dichelachne Endl.

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 4 mm or more long. Stamens 3
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Lemma 6 mm long or less
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Lemma (excluding the awn) ± as long as the lower glume
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Culms hairy or scabrous. Lemma usually scabrous, c. as long as the lower glume; awn 12–16 mm long. Panicle ± dense, up to 20 cm long. Tufted herb up to 1 m high. Widespread. Open forests on better soils. Fl. summer Dichelachne sieberiana
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Culms glabrous. Lemma usually smooth, shorter than or as long as the lower glume; awn up to 17 cm long. Panicle dense or loose, up to 30 cm long; branches sometimes flexuous. Tufted perennial up to 1.2 m high. Widespread. Open forests on better soils. Fl. summer Dichelachne rara