Plants of Israel: Two-spiked beardgrass
Andropogon distachyos, Two-spiked beardgrass,
Hebrew: זקניים כפול-שיבולת, Arabic: سفون ثنائي الصفوف
| Scientific name: | Andropogon distachyos L. | |
| Common name: | Two-spiked beardgrass | |
| Hebrew name: | זקניים כפול-שיבולת | |
| Arabic name: | سفون ثنائي الصفوف | |
| Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | 50-70 cm high; slender, erect, glabrous stems | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, entire | |
| Flowers: | Green, violet; inflorescence of 2 spikes from 5 to 7 cm lenght which finish the stem | |
| Fruits / pods: | oblong caryopsis, flattened on the back | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes | |
| Chorotype: | Plurireginalbor-trop | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Andropogon , andros (Greek), “a man,”; pogon, “beard,”; referring to the hairs on the spikelets of some of these grass species.
distachyos, di, “between, away from”; stachys, σταχυϛ, spike; ear of corn; meaning: 2 spikes.
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