Category Archives: Poaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Koeleria// Species: Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Determined as Koeleria gracilis Pers. 1805., Syn. 1: 97 according to the botanical keys provided by Tatić in Josifović (1976). According to Humphries in Tutin et al. (1980) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+) this name is a synonym of Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes in SchultesContinue reading “Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. (syn. Koeleria gracilis Pers.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Paspalum// Species: Paspalum distichum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Clayton in Tutin et al. (1980) as Paspalum paspalodes (Michx) Scribner, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 29 (1894). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+) is Paspalum distichum L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 855. 1759. Lifeform: Perrenial;Continue reading “Paspalum distichum L. (syn. Paspalum paspalodes (Michx) Scribner)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Agrostis// Species: Agrostis capillaris L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to North China and Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Agrostis capillaris L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Phleum// Species: Phleum pratense L.// Subspecies: Phleum pratense L. subsp. pratense. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Humphries in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Phleum pratense L. is native to the Azores, Morocco, Europe to Siberia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided byContinue reading “Phleum pratense L. subsp. pratense”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Schedonorus// Species: Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980) as Festuca pratensis Hudson, Fl. Ang. 37 (1762). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Foggi & Müller (2009+) in Valdés et al.) is Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 99. 1812. Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyteContinue reading “Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv. (syn. Festuca pratensis Hudson)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Phleum// Species: Phleum nodosum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Humphries in Tutin et al. (1980) as Phleum pratense subsp. bertolonii (DC.) Bornm. in Bot. Jahrb. 61, Beibl. 140: 157 (1928). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+) is Phleum nodosum L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 871.Continue reading “Phleum nodosum L. (syn. Phleum pratense subsp. bertolonii (DC.) Bornm.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Poa// Species: Poa nemoralis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Edmondson in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: EdgesContinue reading “Poa nemoralis L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Poa// Species: Poa pratensis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Edmondson in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Yemen and Philippines according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Poa pratensis L.”

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 PlantBaseContinue reading “Alopecurus gerardi Vill.”