Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer

Foin tortueux (fr), Canche flexueuse (fr), Avénelle flexueuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Avenella

Characteristics

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

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Avenella flexuosa habit picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa habit picture by Terje Norli (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Avenella flexuosa leaf picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa leaf picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Avenella flexuosa flower picture by Kriz David (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa flower picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Avenella flexuosa flower picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Avenella flexuosa fruit picture by Anne De Muelenaere (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Avenella flexuosa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Albania, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Congo, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Algeria, Ecuador, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Norway, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Ukraine, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:391947-1
WFO ID wfo-0000852552
COL ID K2W4
BDTFX ID 8981
INPN ID 85418
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Avena flexuosa Lerchenfeldia flexuosa Podionapus flexuosus Aira flexuosa Salmasia flexuosa Arundo flexuosa Avenella flexuosa

Lower taxons

Avenella flexuosa subsp. corsica Avenella flexuosa subsp. iberica Avenella flexuosa subsp. afromontana Avenella flexuosa subsp. foliosa Avenella flexuosa subsp. ligulata Avenella flexuosa subsp. maderensis Avenella flexuosa subsp. mairei Avenella flexuosa subsp. stricta Avenella flexuosa subsp. flexuosa