''Schismus arabicus'' is a species of
grass
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...
known by the common name Arabian schismus.
It is native to northern Africa, temperate Asia, and it is also known as an
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
in the southwestern United States. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. It is an annual grass with stems growing up to 16 centimeters long and lined with threadlike leaves. The short
inflorescence
In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...
bears spikelets under a centimeter long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileGrass Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
Danthonioideae
Grasses of Asia
Flora of North Africa
Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa
Flora of temperate Asia
Flora of West Himalaya
Flora of Pakistan
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