Ochlopoa annua (L.) H.Scholz

Spice

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Ochlopoa

Sinònims: Poa annua L.

Catalan common name: Pèl de ca. Pelosa.

Spanish common name: Espiguilla. Hierba de punta.

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: A small annual Graminea that flowers almost year round, can be found just as much in ruderal areas as well as wastelands and pastures. The panicle has branches that open and are refluxed after fecundation.