species

Apera spica-venti

loose silky-bent · loose silkybent

A scale drawing of Apera spica-venti, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Apera spica-venti belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as loose silky-bent or loose silkybent, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Acidity
Acid, Neutral
Moisture
Well drained
In the UK
Archaeophyte (pre-1500)

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Record data from biflora (1122912-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.