Eragrostis lepidobasis Cope

Spikelets 5–6 × 2.5–3 mm, ovate, laterally compressed, c. 8-flowered, the florets disarticulating from below upwards, the rhachilla persistent; glumes subequal, 2.6–2.8 mm long, reaching to about 3/4 the way along the adjacent lemmas, keeled, narrowly ovate in profile, glabrous, subacute at the apex; lemmas c. 3 mm long, keeled, ovate-elliptic in profile, firmly membranous with distinct lateral nerves, diverging from the rhachilla at less than 45°, those in opposite rows imbricate and concealing the rhachilla, olive-green, glabrous, obtuse at the apex; palea deciduous with the lemma, glabrous on the flanks, the keels slender, wingless, pubescent; anthers 3, c. 1.5 mm long.