Anisantha diandra (Roth) Tutin ex Tzvelev

Spice Spikelet detail In the field Inflorescence

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Anisantha

Sinònims: Bromus diandrus Roth subsp. diandrus

Catalan common name: Estipa-sac.

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: A Gramineae that has large awned spikes which hang from the ramifications of the inflorescence. The whole plant has reddish hues. Live along the borders of walkways and cultivated fields. Flowers during the spring.