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Agrostis semiverticillata

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Name

Identification
Agrostis semiverticillata (Forssk.) C.Chr. [family POACEAE ] Verified by Hubbard, C. E., Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr. [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Phalaris semiverticillata Forssk. [family POACEAE ] Verified by Hubbard, C. E.,
Related name
  • Phalaris semiverticillata
  • Agrostis semiverticillata
  • Polypogon viridis
  • Agrostis kauaiensis

Flora

Entry for POLYPOGON viridis (Gouan) Breistr. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
POLYPOGON viridis (Gouan) Breistr. [family POACEAE], (1966).
Agrostis semiverticillata (Forssk.) C. Chr. [family POACEAE], (1922).
Information
Stoloniferous perennial up to 100 cm high. Panicle pyramidal, lobed, 2–15 cm long, dense, the branches subverticillate. Spikelets 1.5–2.5 mm long; glumes obtuse, scabrid on the back, awn-less; lemma c. 1 mm long, denticulate, awnless.
Range
N2 Mediterranean region eastwards to Northwest India.
Altitude range
c. 1750 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA McKinnon 271.
Notes
The species was probably introduced into Somalia, in the same general area as P. fugax, for its fodder value.

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