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Sesleria latifolia

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Common name

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Scientific name

Sesleria latifolia (Adamović) Degen.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Sesleria latifolia is a tuft-forming perennial herb. Stem to 50 cm high. Spikes 3-5.5 cm long, up to 12 mm thick, not very dense, dark purple. Flowering May-June¹.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Throughout the country from sea level to 1500 meters above sea level².

General distribution

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia³.

References

1 Асенов, Ив. 1982. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VIII, София.

2 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

3 Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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