Lygeum spartum L.

Lygeum spartum L.

Synonymy

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    Taxon info

    Lygeum spartum is a peculiar grass, the only European member of its tribe, forming large tufts and with the inflorescence consisting of a single spikelet enclosed in a sheath. It is a S Mediterranean species, in Greece almost restricted to coastal flats in SE Kriti (Lygeum steppe), an area rich in N African elements.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 354 [Plate 19.2]

    Distribution

    GR(Pe Kik KK

    Greece (Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; Peloponnisos present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Mediterranean

    Life-form

    Hemicryptophyte

    Habitat

    Xeric Mediterranean Phrygana and grasslands

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

    Specimens

    CountryDateCollector + collecting numberHerbariaTypeScanDerivatives
    Greece2017-04-15Willing,R. & Willing, E. 275778B
    Citation: Greece, Lassithi, O Ag. Fotia, 35°11'40.992"N, 26°9'27"E, 15 Apr 2017, Willing,R. & E. Willing 275778 (B B 10 0732295)

    Specimen summary: B B 10 0732295
    Preferred stable URI: http://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/B100732295

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