Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Anisantha// Species: Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Bromus sterilis L., Sp. Pl. 77 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés & Scholz; with contributions from Raab-Straube, & Parolly, 2009) is Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski, in Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 20. 1934.
Distribution: Native to Europe, Mediterranean to Central Asia; Russia – Krasnoyarsk according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Among bushed and trees, disturbed ground.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).
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References:
Anisantha sterilis. Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=136480&PTRefFk=7100000 [Accessed 11.10.2021].
