Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) P. Beauv.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Brachypodium// Species: Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) P. Beauv.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Smith in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Iran and Eritrea, Europe to China and Russian Far East according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands and pastures at c. 1450 m above.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Brachypodium pinnatum – habit. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – habit. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – raceme. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – raceme. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – raceme. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – raceme. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – racemes. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stems with cauline leaves and vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stem and adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – stem base. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – adaxial side of basal leaf (vegetative shoot). Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – abaxial side of basal leaf (vegetative shoot). Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – habit. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – habit. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – racemes. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – spikelets. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – dry leaves are flat to somewhat convolute. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – dry leaves are flat to somewhat convolute. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – dry leaves are flat to somewhat convolute. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – vegetative shoots. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Brachypodium pinnatum – rhizome. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:393166-1 [Accessed 04.07.2023].

Brachypodium Beauv. Smith, P.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 189 – 190.

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