Category Archives: Poaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Triticum// Species: Triticum monococcum L. Subspecies: Triticum monococcum subsp. aegilopoides (Link) Thell. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Humphries (1980 in Tutin et al.) and Cincović and Kojić (1976 in Josifović) as Triticum baeoticum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 2(13): 69 (1853).The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is TriticumContinue reading “Triticum monococcum subsp. aegilopoides (Link) Thell. (syn. Triticum baeoticum Boiss.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Brachypodium// Species: Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from South Europe and Ukraine to India and Southwest China (Tibet); Western Sahara; Egypt to Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Briza// Species: Briza media L.// Subspecies: Briza media L. subsp. media. 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; Northwest Africa; from Europe to Siberia and Iran; Himalayas to South Central China according to the distribution information provided byContinue reading “Briza media L. subsp. media”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Elytrigia// Species: Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Elymus repens (L.) Gould subsp. repens. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia- to Pakistan, East Himalaya, South-Central China; N. AfricaContinue reading “Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski (syn. Elymus repens (L.) Gould subsp. repens)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Elytrigia// Species: Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Melderis in Tutin et al. (1980) as Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis subsp. hispidus. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski. Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia andContinue reading “Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski (syn. Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis subsp. hispidus)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Aegilops// Species: Aegilops biuncialis Vis. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Aegilops lorentii Hochst., (Regensb.) 28: 25 (1845). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Aegilops biuncialis Vis., Fl. Dalmat. 1: t. 1, f. 2. 1842. Distribution: Native toContinue reading “Aegilops biuncialis Vis. (syn. Aegilops lorentii Hochst.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Aegilops// Species: Aegilops triuncialis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and Pakistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  Open habitats – grasslands, pastures, rockyContinue reading “Aegilops triuncialis L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Arrhenatherum// Species: Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl// Subspecies: Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. elatius. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Holub in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Iran; Northwest Africa according toContinue reading “Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. elatius”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Koeleria// Species: Koeleria nitidula Velen. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Dry grasslands, hill pastures, rocky terrains. Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according toContinue reading “Koeleria nitidula Velen.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Avena// Species: Avena fatua L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia, China, India and Arabian Peninsula; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  OpenContinue reading “Avena fatua L.”