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Trisetum curvisetum (Poaceae: Aveneae), a new species from Mexico

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Trisetum curvisetum is a new species from high Sierra Madre Oriental in Nuevo León, Mexico. Its soft rather than liquid endosperm is new for the genus, and its lemma awn is thin and flexuous, easily distinguishable from that of other North AmericanTrisetum.

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  1. S. M. Tracy Herbarium, Department of Range Science, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX

    Clifford W. Morden & Jesús Valdés-Reyna

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Morden, C.W., Valdés-Reyna, J. Trisetum curvisetum (Poaceae: Aveneae), a new species from Mexico. Brittonia 35, 374–378 (1983). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805986

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