Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Dichanthium ischaemum (L.) Roberty. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés & Scholz; with contributions from Raab-Straube & Parolly, 2009) is Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng.
Distribution: Native from West Europe to India, Thailand, China; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Dry and open habitats: grasslands, pastures, bushland, clearings and edges of forests, rocky terrains.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer- autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.
Bothriochloa ischaemum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – node. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – stem with cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Bothriochloa ischaemum – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (inflorescence). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (inflorescence). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (inflorescence). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (inflorescence). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (inflorescence). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – lower part of plant. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum – lower part of plant with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bothriochloa ischaemum (plant base and lower part of stems with leaves). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bothriochloa ischaemum. 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. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=137874&PTRefFk=7100000 [Accessed 17.12.2021].
