Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : phlpb
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: smaller cat's-tail
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Zwiebel-Lieschgras ; FR : fléole bulbeuse ; IT : codolina di Bertoloni ; PT : fleo ; EN : smaller cat's-tail ; NL : knoldoddegras ;
Biological type: Perennial
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- Shoot rolled, leaf sheath terete.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than broad, leaf glabrous.
- Ligule membranous, acute, auricles absent.
- Height: 20-40 cm.
- Stem slender, tuberous at base, longitudinally rolled in the upper part then ascending sometimes only at the tip.
- Lower leaves rolled. Leaves and leaf sheath very narrow, lengthened with an ovate strap. Leaf blade relatively long, flat, 2-4 mm broad.
- Inflorescence : spike 3-12 cm long, cylindric and obtuse. Glumes long-haired on the back.
- Fruit : caryopsis
- Fodder plant, the hay is abundant but late.
- Biological type: Perennial.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Present
Present
Rare
