Aegilops geniculata Roth

Spice Detail In the field

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Aegilops

Catalan common name: Blat bord. Blat de cama vermella. Blat de perdiu. Blat del diable. Civadeta. Traiguera.

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. Therophytic calicole fields. Path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: This is a small Gramene which can be distinguished by its long awns sticking out of each of the bracts of the spikelets. All in all, the inflorescence is short, with the most visible feature, the awns sticking out. It lives in dry meadows of garrigues (Mediterranean woodland) and along roadsides.