Bromus hordeaceus L.

Spice In the field Inflorescence Inflorescence 2

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Bromus

Sinònims: Bromus mollis L.

Catalan common name: Cua de guilla.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. 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. Cultivated fields and road sides.

Characteristics: An erect Gramene, generally slightly hairy, which can be characterised by its inflorescence: it has the small, pedunculate, awned spikes, but densely displayed; the panicle may reach about ten cm. The spikelets are lanceolate, and this characteristic makes it possible to tell it from many other species of Bromus which have spikelets which get wider at the tip or have a parallel margin. It lives in moors, but also along path-sides and farmlands. It flowers towards summer.