Dactylis glomerata L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Dactylis// Species: Dactylis glomerata L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe, Mediterranean to Siberia, China and India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Grasslands/ pastures, bushland, clearings and edges of forests, rocky terrains.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Dactylis glomerata – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Pripor, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – lower part of plant- stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – leaf sheet with ligule and leaf lamina. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – leaf sheet with ligule and lower part of leaf lamina. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – habit at senescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Dactylis glomerata – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Dactylis glomerata L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397309-1 [Accessed 12.12.2021].

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