Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski (syn. Bromus tectorum L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Anisantha // Species: Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Bromus tectorum L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G., 2009) is Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski.

Distribution: Native from the Europe to Mongolia, Mediterranean to China and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, disturbed ground, ruderal areas.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Anisantha tectorum – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle branch with spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle branch with spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem with leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem with leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem node. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – habit. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – habit. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – habit. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – habit. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicles. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem, leaf with ligule. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem. Hills near Kochani, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – ligule. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem and leaf with ligule. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem and leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – stem with leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – lower part of plant. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – branch of panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anisantha tectorum – lemma, palea and glumes Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anisantha tectorum. Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=136481&PTRefFk=7100000 [Accessed 01.05.2022].

Bromus tectorum L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:394163-1 [Accessed 01.05.2022].

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.

Last update: 05.11.2022.

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