Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : aegge
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Aegilops geniculata Roth, Triticum ovatum (L.) Gren. & Gordron.
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: geniculate goatgrass
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: ES : trigo bastardo ; FR : égilope ovale ; IT : cerere comune ; PT : trigo-de-perdiz ; EN : geniculate goatgrass ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Shoot rolled, cylindrical leaf sheath.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than wide, leaf more or less hairy.
- Membranous, dentate ligule, short auricles.
- Height 30-40 cm. Cespitose.
- Glabrous leaves or hairy. Leaf sheath's surface is always strigosed.
- Inflorescence spike distichous, less than 3 cm and sterile at top.
Lower glume of basal spikelet 7-8 mm x 5-6 mm, with 3-5 long awns; the lemma awns nearly as long as those of glume. Shedding at every node of basal fertile spikelet.
- Fruit: caryopsis.
Risk of confusion with seedling stage of all other species of Aegilops genus.
Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Aegilops triuncialis
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
Rare
