Andropogon distachyos, Two-spiked beardgrass,
זקניים כפול-שיבולת
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| | Scientific name: |
| Andropogon distachyos L. |
| Common name: |
| Two-spiked beardgrass |
| Hebrew name: |
| זקניים כפול-שיבולת |
| Family: |
| Gramineae / Poaceae, דגניים |
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green, violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| Plurireginalbor-trop |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Andropogon , andros (Greek), "a man,"; pogon, "beard,"; referring to the hairs on the spikelets of some of these grass species.
distachyos, di, "between, away from"; stachys, σταχυϛ, spike; ear of corn; meaning: 2 spikes.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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