Phalaris canariensis L.

Spice Glumes detail In the field

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Phalaris

Sinònims: Phalaris canariensis L. subsp. canariensis

Catalan common name: Escaiola.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: An annual svelte Graminae, that is tall and erect. The upper foliar sheath that evolves the stem is strongly widened. Differentiates from P. minor, mainly by its entire or only slightly dentate glumes. It can also be told apart from the subspecies brachystachys by its longer glumullas and stems which are generally hairy around the upper parts.