Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng subsp. serotina

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Cleistogenes// Species: Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng// Subspecies: Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng subsp. serotina.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from South and Central Europe to Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats- dry grasslands, rocky terrains – cultivated land, rice fields, roadsides, in and near settlements and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Fall: SEP.

References:

Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396420-1 [Accessed 28.09.2022].

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.