Vulpia geniculata

Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie
Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : vlpge

Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Lortia geniculata (L.) Duval-Jouve

Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous

Common name: geniculate fescue

Synonym(s) of Common name:kneed

Name per country: FR : vulpie genouillée ; IT : paleo ginocchiato ; PT : vúlpia ; EN : geniculate fescue ;

Biological type: Annual

Seedling:

-Perfoliation folded, sheath cylindrical, free, more or less glabrous.

-Leaves more or less glabrous, lamina 1 mm wide.

-Ligule membranous, about 1 mm long, auricles absent.

Adult plant:

-Height : 15-60 cm. Plant more or less glabrous.

-Stem geniculate at base, node brownish, leaves with ligule membrane about 1 mm.

-Inflorescence : panicle about 15 cm, slack, spikelets multifloral, 6.5-10.5 mm (with awn ).

-Fruits : caryopsis.

- Biological type : Annual.

Mistake with: Vulpia myuros

Ecological profile (click on flags): Present Present