Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski (syn. Elymus repens (L.) Gould subsp. repens)

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Elytrigia// Species: Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Elymus repens (L.) Gould subsp. repens. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski.

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia- to Pakistan, East Himalaya, South-Central China; N. Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Near cultivated land, wastelands, roadsides.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Early summer: JUN.

Elytrigia repens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – inflorescences (spikes). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – inflorescences (spikes). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – leaf sheath. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Elytrigia repens – leaf sheath. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Elymus repens subsp. repens. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171637-1 [Accessed 26.06.2022].

Elytrigia repens. Source: Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/34292be8-9c1d-44c1-8061-4da6227fcb17 [Accessed 26.06.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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