Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : phami
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: lesser canary-grass
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: ES : alpiste ; FR : phalaris mineur ; IT : scagliola minore ; PT : erva-cabecinha ; EN : lesser canary-grass ;
Biological type: Annual
- Shoot rolled, leaf sheath terete.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than broad, leaf glabrous.
- Ligule membranous, acute or toothed, leaf blade undulate at the base.
- Height: 25-60 cm. Plant tufted.
- Stem slender and branched.
- Leaf upper with a sheath inflated and distant from the base of the inflorescence. Anthocyans in the top of rootlets. Leaf blade 3-5 mm broad, longitudinally tapered and acute.
- Inflorescence: oblong spike -like. Glumes lanceolate, very acute at the apex. Floral glumes silky. Lemma with 2 small basal scales.
- Risk of confusion at seedling stage with the other species of Phalaris .
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Phalaris
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