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Avena clauda in a field of about 50,000 square meters full of olive trees and Avena sativa, we were told someone found the very rare and endangered Avena clauda... so we searched. <br /> after a l..o..n..g time, I found it!!!! first time I get excited over a grass (of the Poaceae)... <br /> its distinguishing characteristic is the glumes - one is about half the length of the other. <br /> the full plant is here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/159105/avena_clauda.html" title="Avena clauda"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/159105_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UmuKMgP2KZ6LETGla5HXjB8stug%3D" width="144" height="152" alt="Avena clauda the full story is here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/159106/avena_clauda.html Avena clauda,Geotagged,Israel,Spring" /></a></figure> Avena clauda,Israel,spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Avena clauda

in a field of about 50,000 square meters full of olive trees and Avena sativa, we were told someone found the very rare and endangered Avena clauda... so we searched.
after a l..o..n..g time, I found it!!!! first time I get excited over a grass (of the Poaceae)...
its distinguishing characteristic is the glumes - one is about half the length of the other.
the full plant is here:

Avena clauda the full story is here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/159106/avena_clauda.html Avena clauda,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Good job, Yael! Posted one year ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    That's so awesome, Yael! Posted one year ago

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The Avena clauda

Avena clauda is an annual plant in the Poaceae family. It is smaller than the common Avena sativa. its glumes have different length - one is about 2/3 of the other. Plant is 20-60 cm tall, small spikelets - about 2 cm long.

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Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2024. Captured Apr 11, 2024 12:29.
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  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/6.3
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm