Vulpia unilateralis (L.) Stace

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Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Vulpia // Species: Vulpia unilateralis (L.) Stace.

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

Distribution: Native from West Europe to the Mediterranean, West and Central Asia to West Hymalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Festuca maritima L.).

Habitat:  Dry and open habitats – dry grassland/ hill pastures.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Vulpia unilateralis – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – inflorescence with spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – leaf – leaf sheath and lamina. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – lower part of plant- basal leaves and stems with cauline leaves . Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vulpia unilateralis – lower part of plant- basal and stems with lower cauline leaves . Hilly region near village of Beli, 29.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Festuca maritima L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:403059-1 [Accessed 02.05.2022].

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.

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