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Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium

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Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:36 p.m.
Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:36 p.m.
Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:36 p.m.
Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:35 p.m.
Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:35 p.m.
Sand Cat's-tail Sand Cat's-tail - Phleum arenarium dylan North Somerset 30 Jul 2023, 8:47 p.m. 28 Jul 2023, 3:35 p.m.

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Species Description

Stace 4:

Phleum arenarium L. - Sand Cat's-tail.

Annual; culms erect, to 20(30)cm; panicles ≤5 x 0.7cm, subcylindrical to narrowly ellipsoid; glumes 3-4mm including awns, acute or subacute at apex with awn ≤0.7mm; 2n=14. Native; maritime sand-dunes and inland on sandy heaths; frequent on most coasts of British Isles except North & West Scotland, inland in East Anglia.

Key:

  • Annual without tillers at flowering; glumes acute to subacute at apex, gradually narrowed to awn; anthers ≤1mm