Achnatherum miliaceum P.Beauv.

Oloptum millet (fr), Piptathère faux millet (fr), Piptathère millet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Achnatherum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder food
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Achnatherum miliaceum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384442-1
WFO ID wfo-0000841308
COL ID 9893
BDTFX ID 454
INPN ID 79973
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agrostis comosa Agrostis milium-comosum Agrostis oseroensis Oryzopsis miliacea Oryzopsis thomasii Piptatherum thomasii Stipa miliacea Urachne thomasii Achnatherum miliaceum Milium thomasii Agrostis sepium Oryzopsis pauciflora Piptatherum comosum Oloptum miliaceum Urachne frutescens Urachne miliacea Oloptum thomasii Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii