Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Anisantha

Sinònims: Bromus sterilis L.

Catalan common name: Margall llarg. trapa-sac.

Spanish common name: Cebada bravía. cebadilla. hierba espiguera.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian with a big area

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: Ruderal environments like roadsides, cultivated fields, forest boundaries, pastures, etc. An annual plant that can become fairly tall (up to 1.5 m). Presents simple and lax panicles, green or violet in colour, with the branches much longer than the spikelets. The flowers are ± long awned and the inferior glumulle measures some 14-20 mm.