Category Archives: Poaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromopsis// Species: Bromopsis erecta (Huds.) Fourr.// Subspecies: Bromopsis erecta (Huds.) Fourr. subsp. erecta. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Smith in Tutin et al. (1980) as Bromus erectus Huds. subsp. erectus, Fl. Angl. 39 (1762). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Bromopsis erecta (Huds.) Fourr. subsp. erecta. Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyteContinue reading “Bromopsis erecta (Huds.) Fourr. subsp. erecta (syn. Bromus erectus Huds. subsp. erectus)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Deschampsia// Species: Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.// Subspecies: Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. cespitosa. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Clarke in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Subarctic and Tempered to Tropical Mountains – North America: Greenland, Canada and USA to NortheastContinue reading “Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. cespitosa”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Festuca// Species: Festuca nigrescens Lam. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980) as Festuca nigrescens Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot. 2: 460 (1788). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World OnlineContinue reading “Festuca nigrescens Lam.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Danthonia// Species: Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe, Mediterranean to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Valdés & Scholz; with contributions from Raab-Straube & Parolly,Continue reading “Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Festuca// Species: Festuca dalmatica (Hack.) K. Richt. Literature used for determination: the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1976) and Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plantbase (Foggi & Müller,Continue reading “Festuca dalmatica (Hack.) K. Richt.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Festuca// Species: Festuca ovina L. Literature used for determination: the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1976) and Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Festuca ovina L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Festuca// Species: Festuca valesiaca Gaudin.// Subspecies: Festuca valesiaca Gaudin subsp. valesiaca Literature used for determination: the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1976) and Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Siberia, China and Himalaya according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Festuca valesiaca Gaudin subsp. valesiaca”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromus// Species: Bromus scoparius L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tatić in Josifović (1976) and Smith in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform:  Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to China – Xinjiang and India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World OnlineContinue reading “Bromus scoparius L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Drymochloa// Species: Drymochloa drymeja (Mert. & W. D. J. Koch) Holub. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tatić in Josifović (1976) and Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980) as Festuca drymeja Mert. & Koch in Rohling, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 3, 1: 670 (1823). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Foggi &Continue reading “Drymochloa drymeja (Mert. & W. D. J. Koch) Holub (syn. Festuca drymeja Mert. & Koch)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Milium// Species: Milium effusum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the  Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Along rivers, woods and forests,Continue reading “Milium effusum L.”