Piptatherum miliaceum, Oryzopsis miliacea, Smilograss,
Rice millet, נשרן הדוחן
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| | Scientific name: |
| Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. |
| Synonym name: |
| Oryzopsis miliacea (L.) Asch. & Schweinf. |
| Common name: |
| Smilograss, Rice millet |
| Hebrew name: |
| נשרן הדוחן |
| Family: |
| Gramineae / Poaceae, דגניים |
Date Picture Taken: May 4, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May, June, July |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Piptatherum, pipto, "to fall", and ather, "stalk".
miliaceum, pertaining to millet; millet-like.
Oryzopsis, from orysa for "rice" and opsis for "appearance" referring to its similar appearance to rice.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Coss. is used to indicate Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (1819 – 1889), a French botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Asch. is used to indicate Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (1834 – 1913), a German botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Schweinf. is used to indicate Georg August Schweinfurth (1836 – 1925),a German botanist, traveller in East Central Africa and ethnologist.
Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009
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