Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aeluropus lagopodioides
- Genus
- Aeluropus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Salt marshes, coastal sands and alkaline soils
- Distribution
- North Africa from Morocco to Somalia; Sicily and Cyprus through Middle East to Central Asia, India and Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aeluropus lagopodioides itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Aeluropus lagopodioides
Aeluropus lagopodioides is a herb in the Poaceae family. It grows in salt marshes, coastal sands and alkaline soils. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Aeluropus lagopodioides belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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