Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : phabr
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: confused canary-grass
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: ES : alpiste ; FR : phalaris à épi court ; IT : falaride a spiga corta ; PT : alpista-brava ; EN : confused canary-grass ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Shoot rolled, leaf sheath terete.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than broad, leaf glabrous.
- Ligule membranous, toothed, leaf blade with an undulate base.
- Height: 30-60 cm. Plant tufted.
- Stem erect simple or branched. Vertical tillage.
- Leaf blade 4-7 mm broad, lengthily attenuate and acute. Sheath of the upper leaf swollen and pinkish.
- Inflorescence : spikelets in a short and ovoid spike -like, often very distant from the upper sheath. Glumes nearly ovate, very shortly pointed. Floral glumes hairy.
- Fruit : caryopsis.
- Rare in crops.
- Risk of confusion at seedling stage with the other species of Phalaris .
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Phalaris
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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Rare
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