| Poaceae |
Phleum pratense |
Phleum L. |
| P. pratense L., Sp. Pl. 59 (1753). Ic: Lowe, Nat. Hist. Brit. Grasses t. 18, B (1891);Hubbard, Grasses ed. 2:322(1968). Map 76. Laxly to densely caespitose perennial. Stems 9-85(-130) cm, erect, or gen-iculately ascending from base, smooth, glabrous, 3-4-noded, lowest node some-times rather thickened. Leaf sheaths glabrous; ligule 1-6 mm, obtuse; blades 4-20 cm x 3-9 mm, linear, acuminate, glabrous, scabridulous on margins andtowards apex. Panicle l-6.2(-ll) cm x 6-8(-10) mm, cylindrical. Spikelets 3.5-4 mm (incl. aristate points), oblong, truncate. Glumes oblong, broadly hyaline on margins, ciliate on keel; lower glume softly hairy on margins; aristate point 1-1.6 mm. Lemma 1.4-2.1 mm, minutely hairy. Palea nearly equalling lemma. Anthers 1.5-2 mm. Fl. 6-8. Mixed deciduous woodland, water mea-dows, open mountain slopes, cultivated land, 420-2500 m. Described from Europe (Hb. Linn. 81/1!). Widespread, but absent from S. Anatolia. A2(A) Istanbul: Göksu, 22 vi 1894, Azn.! A4 Bolu: Gerede to Aktaş Ormani, 1500 m, Ketenoğlu 343! A6 Sivas: Yildiz Da., Sariyer, 1700 m, Tobey 2349! A7 Gümüşane: Gümüşane, Bourgeau. A8 Trabzon: N. slope of Soğanli Da. above Çaykara, 1300 m, D. 32081! A9 Kars: 5 km N. of Kars, 1810 m, Spencer 0101! Bl Izmir: Bornova to Manisa, 420 m, Hub.-Mor. 2437! B3.Eskişehir: Çifteler stud farm, Birand & M. Zohary 3281! B6 Yozgat: d. Akdağmadeni, Nalbant Da., 2000-2200 m, Ekim & Düzenli 3756! B8 Erzurum: 29 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1800 m, D. 46375! B9 Ağri: d. Sülüçem (Musun), 5 km E. of Balik G., 2250 m, D. 47079! C5 Adana: Bulghar (Bolkar) Da., 1220-1525 m, 1836, Kotschy. C10 Hakkari: Gevar Ovasi between Yüksekova and Sat Da., 1900 m, D. 45795! N., W. & C. Europe, Mediterranean area, Caucasia, Siberia, Syrian Desert, Iran, E. Asia. Introduced into N. America. Euro-Sib, element. |