Tragus racemosus (L.) All.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Tragus// Species: Tragus racemosus (L.) All.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia, Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula, Tropical and South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Open habitats- grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – stems with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragus racemosus – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tragus racemosus (L.) All. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1084305-2 [Accessed 24.07.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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