Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski subsp. madritensis

Spice In the field

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Anisantha

Sinònims: Bromus madritensis L.

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: The panicle of this Gramene consists of spikelets from 3 to 5 cm long including quite a long awn. The size and shape of this species is found in between Bromus rubens, which is smaller and has a compact, erect panicle, and Bromus diandrus which is much larger with a lax, flexible panicle. It lives along path-sides, disturbed areas and in abandoned farmlands.