Sclerochloa dura
Sclerochloa dura
Mıcırotu
Stems to 16 cm, procumbent to erect, rigid. Leaf sheaths smooth. Ligules truncate to obtuse, 1-3 mm. Inflorescence 1-4 cm, rigid, ± secund, Pedicels to 1 mm, stout. Spikelets 6-10 mm, narrowly oblong, crowded. Glumes glabrous, oblong-ovate, with broad hyaline margins; lower 2-3 mm, obtuse to emarginate at apex, 3-veined; upper 3.5-5 mm, rounded to emarginate at apex, 7-9-veined. Lowest lemma 4.8-6 mm, upper ones much shorter, glabrous. Anthers 0.8-1.5 mm, slightly exserted at anthesis. Caryopsis c. 2.5-3.5 mm. Fl. 5-6. Wet places by lakes and springs, waste ground, nr s.l.-1700 m.
Mediterranean area, C. Europe, C. & S. Russia, Caucasia, S.W & C. Asia. Euro-Sib. element?
