Yes Balkar ji That is a taller annual plant with longer and thicker inflorescence, green in colour. This one is perennial, with bluish green inflrescence with reddish tinge and smaller size. In fact another species Phleum himalaicum looks more similar to Phalaris minor.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice Catch Sir, it looks similar to Phalaris minor a noxious weed in > wheat field in our area > > On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Phleum alpinum Linn., Sp. Pl. 1:59. 1753. > > syn: Phleum commutatum Gaud. > > Perennial up to 50 cm tall, erect or ascending; Leaf-blade up to 15 cm > long, > > up to 8 mm broad, upper sheaths slightly inflated; panicle compact up to > 5 > > cm long, 7-12 mm broad, usually tinged with purple, ovoid; glumes > truncate, > > with scarious margin, keel fringed, terminating in 1-3 mm long awn; lemma > > 2/3 as long as glumes, 3-5-nerved. > > Photographed from meadows in Gulmarg and Apharwat in July > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
