Polypogon maritimus Willd.

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass (en), Polypogon maritime (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Polypogon

Characteristics

Annual, tufted. Culms erect or geniculate, up to 35 cm tall. Leaf sheaths scabrid, uppermost slightly inflated; ligule 1–6 mm, apex irregularly toothed; leaf blades linear, 5–10 cm, 1–5 mm wide, both surfaces scabrid, apex acuminate. Panicle dense, spikelike, sometimes lobed, 5–7 cm, often purple tinged. Spikelets 2–3 mm, yellowish green; glumes obovate-oblong, hispid, margins ciliate, apex deeply 2-lobed, lobes obtuse, awned from sinus; awn 6–7 mm; lemma 1–1.2 mm, awnless; palea as long as lemma. Stamens 3, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm. Caryopsis obovate-oblong, 0.7–0.9 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.38
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Soil texture 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Flower

Polypogon maritimus flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Polypogon maritimus flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Polypogon maritimus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Palau, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Uruguay, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:418702-1
WFO ID wfo-0000894704
COL ID 786Z3
BDTFX ID 51859
INPN ID 115025
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alopecurus maritimus Polypogon divulsus Polypogon simplex Polypogon spathaceus Trichochloa simplex Chaetopogon creticus Chaeturus creticus Polypogon subspathaceus Polypogon tataricus Muhlenbergia simplex Polypogon pumilus Santia maritima Polypogon maritimus subsp. subspathaceus Polypogon maritimus var. longipes Polypogon maritimus var. subspathaceus Polypogon monspeliensis var. maritimus Polypogon maritimus