Family:

Poaceae

Location:

Garrigue and maquis

Growth habit:

horsty

Plant size:

1 m, panicles on long firm stems up to 50 cm long

Flower colour:

Glumes purple

Flowering time

April - June

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves rough, very rough and strongly ribbed, the edges later curled

Flower characteristics:

2 - 3 flowered spikes laterally compressed, lemmas two-pointed and with 1 -2 mm long awns

Special features:

Diss is one of the most important grasses in the Mediterranean region and often forms stands after the destruction of forests.