Eragrostis minor Host

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Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Eragrostis// Species: Eragrostis minor Host

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

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Old World – Central Europe to South and East Europe; Asia- north to Altay, Buryatiya, Chita and Tuva in Russia; Africa- North Africa to Senegal and East Africa, Madagascar according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground – cultivated land, roadsides, railoards, near settlements and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUL, AUG.

 Eragrostis minor – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – leaf with marginal glands and ligule represeted by a row of hairs. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – habit. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – habit. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – panicle. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor –terminal part of panicle with spikelets. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – panicle branches with spikelets. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – central axis and lateral branch of panicle. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – stem and leaf. Ligule is represented by a row of hairs. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – leaf with ligule represented by a row of hairs. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – leaf with ligule represented by a row of hairs. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – abaxial side of leaf and marginal glands. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – adaxial side of leaf and marginal glands. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – plant base. Scale in mm. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – panicle. Scale in cm/ mm. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Scale in mm. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Eragrostis minor – spikelets. Scale in mm. Kochani, 30.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Eragrostis minor Host. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401317-1 [Accessed 30.08.2022].

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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