Phleum phleoides (L.) H. Karst.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Phleum// Species: Phleum phleoides (L.) H. Karst.

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

Distribution: Native to North Africa, Europe to Siberia, Northeast China and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

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

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

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

Phleum phleoides – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stem with leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stem with leaf and ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stem with leaf and ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – stems with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phleum phleoides – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Phleum phleoides (L.) H.Karst. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415866-1 [Accessed 07.06.2022].

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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