Category Archives: Poaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Digitaria// Species: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. 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 from the Meditterranean to North Central and Northeast Africa, Central Asia, China and Malesia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.”

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 AfricaContinue reading “Eragrostis minor Host”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Setaria// Species: Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Lifeform: Annual; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Old World to parts of Central and Northeast Africa and Central and Southeast Australia according to the distribution information provided byContinue reading “Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Setaria// Species: Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Lifeform: Annual; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Tropical and Subtropical Old World to Central European Russia, Kazakhstan, West Himalaya and Inner Mongolia (China) according to the distribution information providedContinue reading “Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Holcus// Species: Holcus lanatus L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) and Flora SR Srbije VIII (Vukićević in Josifović, 197). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Europe and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants ofContinue reading “Holcus lanatus L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromus// Species: Bromus japonicus Thunb.// Subspecies: Bromus japonicus Thunb. subsp. japonicus Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central and East Europe, West Siberia and China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Bromus japonicus Thunb. subsp. japonicus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Tragus// Species: Tragus racemosus (L.) All. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia, Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula, Tropical and South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  OpenContinue reading “Tragus racemosus (L.) All.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Cynosurus// Species: Cynosurus echinatus L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native to Macaronesia; from the Mediterranean to Ukraine, West Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  Open habitats-Continue reading “Cynosurus echinatus L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Cynosurus// Species: Cynosurus cristatus L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native to Azores, Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  Grasslands, meadows, edges and clearings of forests. Lifeform: Perrenial;Continue reading “Cynosurus cristatus L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromopsis// Species: Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Smith (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Bromus inermis Leyss., Fl. Hal. 16. (1761). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167. 1973. Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to theContinue reading “Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub (syn. Bromus inermis Leyss.)”