A miniature Arundo-like grass

Post by **MWP admin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:29 pm

I found this grass in clay habitat over Gozo in 2006 and remained uncared for a long while (at that time I was not fond of Grasses yet) I have seen it again recentely in the same site and I noticed that it could be something interesting.

The leaves are rigid with a spiny tip, with sparse hair and edges turned up. The inflorescense is similar to Arundo. Often culms are prostrate on clay rather then erect! Very small plant, largest specimen less than 1 m.

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:05 pm

My short list:

1) Sporobolus spp. (but in clay ?!?

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2) Phragmites australis (small version...)
3) Arundo plinii... (not convinced

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4) Some other speciees that I do not know

IL-PINE · Post by **IL-PINE** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:39 pm

looks like a sporolobus, but i don't really understand grasses!

Post by **MWP admin** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:03 pm

Although it has a distant appearance to Sporobolus, I have not found a single doc that gives Clay as a possible habitat this species - it is always attributed to sand dune, or arid sandy soil. I also excluded Arundo plinii. Phragmites ?