Poaceae
Agrostis

Agrostis cypricola H.Lindb.

First published in Årsbok-Vuosik. Soc. Sci. Fenn. 20B(7): 5 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Cyprus (Kyrenia Pass). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial. Rhizomes elongated. Stolons absent. Culms erect; 8-40 cm long; 2-5 -noded. Culm-internodes smooth; distally glabrous. Lateral branches lacking. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; smooth; glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 4-5 mm long; entire, or lacerate; obtuse. Leaf-blades ascending; 15-20 cm long; 2-4 mm wide; glaucous. Leaf-blade surface ribbed; scabrous; rough on both sides. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open, or contracted; linear, or lanceolate, or oblong; dense; 5 cm long; 1.5-2 cm wide. Primary panicle branches whorled at most nodes; 1-1.5 cm long. Panicle branches scaberulous. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels filiform; terete.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 2 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 2 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny; gaping. Lower glume lanceolate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scaberulous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scaberulous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma elliptic; 1.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex truncate; mucronate. Palea oblong; 1 mm long; 0.66 length of lemma; hyaline; 2 -veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Lodicules 2; lanceolate; membranous. Anthers 3; 1 mm long. Stigmas 2.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum linear.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: western Asia.
Reference
Aveneae. Fl Cyprus 1997.
[GB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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