Avena clauda

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.
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: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/159105/avena_clauda.html Avena clauda,Israel,spring

Distribution

Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Israel, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAvena
SpeciesAvena clauda
Photographed in
Israel