Dactylis glomerata, Orchardgrass, Cocksfoot,
Hebrew: ציבורת ההרים , Arabic: صبورة الجبل
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| Scientific name: |
| Dactylis glomerata L. |
| Common name: |
| Orchardgrass,Cocksfoot |
| Hebrew name: |
| ציבורת ההרים |
| Arabic name: |
| صبورة الجبل |
| Plant Family: |
| Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Stems: |
| Culms 15-100 cm high; flattened, either erect or bend abruptly at the base |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire |
| Inflorescence: |
| Panicle narrow or spreading, with branches ending in dense head-like branched clusters of c. 10-30 spikelets |
| Flowers: |
| Spikelets 2-5 floweredGreen |
| Fruits / pods: |
| Caryopses, brown |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Dactylis, from Greek dactylos, δακτυλοϛ, finger, toe; of uncertain application here.
glomerata, to gather into a ball, form into a round heap; clustered.
- 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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