Phalaris brachystachys Link

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Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Phalaris

Sinònims: Phalaris canariensis L. subsp. brachystachys (Link in Schrad.) Posp.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitat: Fields, roads, etc.

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 type subspecies by its smaller glumullas and stems, which are generally hairless at the upper parts.