Catabrosa P.Beauv.

Whorlgrass (en), Catabrosie (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae

Characteristics

Perennials, rhizomatous or stoloniferous. Leaf sheaths closed to middle or above; leaf blades linear, flat, glabrous; ligule membranous. Inflorescence an open or infrequently contracted panicle of many spikelets; branches minutely papillose; pedicels short. Spikelets with (1–)2(–3) florets, subterete, disarticulating below each floret; rachilla extended above floret, glabrous; glumes unequal, much shorter than florets, membranous, lower less than 1/2 spikelet length, 0–1-veined, upper up to 2/3 spikelet length, prominently 1–3-veined, apex truncate or broadly obtuse; lemmas broadly ovate to oblong, herbaceous or thinly membranous becoming hyaline toward apex, rounded on back, prominently 3-veined, lateral veins marginal, glabrous, apex broadly obtuse to truncate, erose, awnless; floret callus short, glabrous; palea subequal to lemma, keels smooth. Stamens 3. Caryopsis ellipsoid, hilum shortly oblong. x = 5.
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Spikelets mostly 2-fld, disarticulating above the glumes and between the lemmas; rachilla-joint elongate; glumes unequal, obscurely nerved, the second erose at the top; lemmas strongly 3-veined, broadly truncate and ± erose at the scarious summit; palea resembling the lemma, strongly 2-veined; perennial aquatic grasses, prostrate and rooting at the lower nodes, with overlapping sheaths, flat soft blades, and open panicles. 7, mostly in n. Eurasia.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Catabrosa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Lesotho, Morocco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17685-1
WFO ID wfo-4000006954
COL ID 8VVZW
BDTFX ID 86106
INPN ID 190388
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Catabrosa

Lower taxons

Catabrosa aquatica Catabrosa longissima Catabrosa afghanica Catabrosa ledebourii Catabrosa bogutensis Catabrosa werdermannii Catabrosa drakensbergensis