Brachypodium

Taxonomic status Accepted

Occurrence status Present

Origin Introduced

Annuals or perennials, culms erect or decumbent. Leaf-blades flat; ligule membranous, short. Inflorescence a spike-like raceme with the rachis flattened or recessed to accommodate spikelets. Spikelets many-flowered, laterally compressed; glumes persistent, several-nerved, shorter than florets; lemma 7-nerved, linear-lanceolate, dorsally rounded with a terminal awn; palea ciliate, equal to body of lemma.

10 species, from Eurasia; 2 naturalised in Australia.

Source:

Walsh, N.G. (1994). Poaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons‍, pp. 356–627. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 9 Dec. 2019

Key to the species of Brachypodium

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Higher taxa

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Brachypodium

Subordinate taxa

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Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P.Beauv.

species

Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P.Beauv.

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