Brachypodium phoenicoides (L.) Roem. et Schultes

Spice Flower detail Flower In the field In the field 2

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Brachypodium

Catalan common name: Agropir glauc. Albellatge. Fenàs de marge. Festuca arundinàcia. Festuca duriúscula. Llistó.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Field and road sides. Pine woodlands.

Characteristics: This false brome has leaves which are longer than Brachypodium retusum. It can appear in garrigues (Mediterranean woodland) and pine woods, but is more abundant near arable land in slightly humid places. It can be distinguished from Brachypodium retusum because of the concentration of the leaves at the base of the plant, as they are not arranged distichously, and because of the prominences of the veins on the leaves. Moreover, the spikelets are usually arched and rigid.