Polypogon monspeliensis

Species category

Weed

Common name

annual rabbitsfoot grass, Montpelier beardgrass, rabbitfoot grass

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

Side view: obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
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Cross-section: triangular.

Size

  • Length 0.8–1 mm
  • Width 0.3–0.4 mm
  • Thickness 0.3–0.4 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Lemma

N/A

Palea

N/A

Other structures

Flat sides

Identification notes

GlumesGlume:
The pair of chaffy bracts that occur at the base of a grass spikelet, often completely enclosing it.
long, awned and hairy.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Synonyms

Alopecurus monspeliensis L.

 Polypogon monspeliensis.  Florets with long, hairy, and awned glumes.
Polypogon monspeliensis. Florets with long, hairy, and awned glumes.