Milium vernale M. Bieb.

Trajche Dimitrovski

May 2

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Milium // Species: Milium vernale M. Bieb.

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

Distribution: Native to West Europe, Mediterranean and East Europe to West and Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands and pastures, roadsides.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

*Milium vernale* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – top of panicle with spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – main axis and branches of panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – panicle branch with spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – paduncle and lower panicle branch. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – lower part of plant. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – stem with node and leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – stem and leaf with ligule. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – stem and leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – stem, leaf sheath, ligule and part of leaf lamina. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Milium vernale* – plant base - basal and lower cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Milium vernale M.Bieb. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:408697-1 [Accessed 02.05.2022].

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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