97.) POACEAE - Grass family
POACEAE
Wall Barley The practice of breaking the spikes off and throwing them as darts has probably been around for centuries but probably originated from using Meadow Barley as Wall Barley was only introduced to Britain in the 19th century. Wondered must be put to asking how much this very method of seed dispersal has contributed to the overall spread of the species since then.
Species to add:
- Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp (Sweet Signal-grass - GBIF) - [Bristol Botany in 1935 (as Brachiaria isachne)]
Apera spica-venti (Loose Silky-bent) found at Watercress Farm, near Wraxall in an area which had been sown with a seed mix by C. Mockridge and S. Elson (Nature in Avon, 2025, p. 193).
Stiff Saltmarsh-grass (Puccinellia rupestris) found at Sea Mills in 2024 by R.J. Higgins [Nature in Avon 2025, p. 194]
Rescue Brome (Ceratochloa cathartica) found to be abundant on re-sown road verges at Harry Stoke, Stoke Gifford in 2024 by R.J. Higgins [Nature in Avon 2025, p. 194]