Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell. subsp. ventricosum

Spice In the field Inflorescence

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Gastridium

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: Gastridium ventricosum is a very elegant Gramene. It is erect, very stylised, and ends in a long, thin, light green inflorescence, which is very shiny and smooth to the touch. By observing the spikelets with a magnifying glass we can see that the base is a slightly swollen. It lives in moors, dry meadows, sometimes in sandy soils.