Tor-grass

Tor-grass

Taxobox
name = Tor-grass


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Brachypodium"
species = "B. pinnatum"
binomial = "Brachypodium pinnatum"
binomial_authority = (L.) P.Beauv.

Tor-grass ("Brachypodium pinnatum") is a plant in the grass family, with a widespread distribution in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It typically grows in calcareous grassland, and reaches 70-120 cm tall. The flowerhead is open, with 10 to 15 erect spikelets.

The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g. the Essex Skipper ("Thymelicus lineola").

See also

* "Brachypodium distachyon"

References and external links

* [http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=2593 Tor Grass page] from the [http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/index.html Flora of Northern Ireland site] .
* [http://www.brachypodium.org/ BRACHYPODIUM.ORG]
* [http://www.brachypodium.org/IBI/International_Brachypodium_Initiative.html THE INTERNATIONAL BRACHYPODIUM INITIATIVE]


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