Alopecurus gerardi Vill.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Alopecurus // Species: Alopecurus gerardi Vill.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Cincović and Kojić in Josifović (1976) and Clarke in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+).

Habitat: Open habitats – subalpine pastures, starting at c. 1700 m altitude upwards.

Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – inflorescence. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – lower part of flowering stems and vegetative shoots. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – stems with cauline leaves and inflated sheaths. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – stem with cauline leaf and inflated sheath. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – lower cauline leaf and inflated sheath. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – stem, leaf sheath and ligule. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – lower part of stems and vegetative shoots. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – basal leaves of vegetative shoots. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – A: habit; B: rhizome and basal leaves. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – A, B and C: inflorescence; D and E: spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Alopecurus gerardi* – A: apex of lemma, B and C: back of lemma (l) and awn (a); D, E and F: lemma (l) and palea (p); G: hairs of glume; H: upper part of glume. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Alopecurus gerardi. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:387092-1 [Accessed 29.05.2024].

Alopecurus L. Clarke, G.C.S. in 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, pp. 241-243.

Rod Alopecurus L. Cincović, T. and Kojić, M. in Josifović, M. (1976). Flora SR Srbije VIII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 284 – 290.

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