Parapholis incurva is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include coast barbgrass, curved sea hard grass, curved hard-grass, sicklegrass, curved sicklegrass and curved parapholis.
Description
It is a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 30 centimetres high, with green flowers.
Taxonomy
It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl Linnaeus, and transferred into Parapholis by Charles Edward Hubbard in 1946.
Distribution and habitat
It is widespread in the old world, occurring in northern Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has widely naturalised elsewhere.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Grass Manual Treatment
Photo gallery
Pooideae
Halophytes
Bunchgrasses of Africa
Bunchgrasses of Asia
Bunchgrasses of Europe
Flora of France
Grasses of India
Grasses of Pakistan
Flora of Algeria
Flora of Libya
Flora of Egypt
Flora of Morocco
Flora of Afghanistan
Flora of Cyprus
Flora of Georgia (country) Flora of Greece Flora of Iran Flora of Iraq Flora of Israel Flora of Italy Flora of Portugal Flora of Palestine (region) Flora of Russia Flora of Spain Flora of Turkey Flora of Great Britain Taxa named by Charles Edward Hubbard