Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : brcph
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: false brome
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Fieder-Zwenke ; ES : braquipodio ; FR : brachypode penné ; IT : paleo comune ; PT : ; EN : false brome ;
Biological type: Perennial with rhizomes
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The -Plant propagates vegetatively (rhizomes ); establishment from seedling is rare.
-Shoot rolled, leaf sheath cylindrical.
-Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than wide, leaf more or less hairy.
-Ligule membranous, dentate, auricles absent.
-Height : 30-80 cm. Plant pubescent at nodes, with an extensive and branched stock.
-Stem simple, erect, stiff, bare at tip, with 3-6 nodes.
-Leaves glaucous, long, erect, rolled at the end, narrow, stiff with prominent equal veins. Leaf blade and sheath scabrous - margined.
-Inflorescence : elongate spike, distichous with 5-12 solitary spikelets ; lemma slightly longer than palea, mucronate or with 3- 5 times shorter awn.
-Rare in crops.
-Biological type: perennial with short rhizomes.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
