black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Parapholis incurva (Linnaeus) C.E.Hubbard, 1946
Synonyms: Lepidurus incurvus (L.) Janch. nom. invalid., Lepturus incurvus (L.)
Druce, Pholiurus incurvus (L.) Schinz & Thell
Common names: Engl: Curved parapholis; Bulg: Izvit foliurus; Russ: Parafolis
sognuty; Ukr: Parafolis zignuty
Taxonomic description. An annual grass of up to 5-25 cm in height, with curved
brittle spike; spikelets solitary, one-flowered, with two glumes as long as the lemma;
Lemma without awn.
RJCN Status
World level: NE
Black Sea Regional level: EN
Subregion level: CR in Ukraine
Distribution, Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. On coastal slopes,
sands and shingles. Critical habitats: the Crimea (Alupka, Yalta region, Salgir river),
Georgia (Adzharia), Turkey, Bulgaria (Tolbukhin and Burgas districts). Limiting
factors: a low competitive ability.
Biology. Blooms from May to June; fruits from June to July. Root system - short
fibrous. Only seed propagation. A psammophyte, xeromesophyte and glyco-
halophyte.
Order POALES
Family POACEAE
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