Citation: Trin., Fund. Agrost. 93 (1820).

Derivation: Greek psilos, slender; oura, tail; the spike is very slender.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Glabrous annuals; leaf blade flat; ligule membranous, minute.

Inflorescence a slender articulated spike; spikelets 1-flowered, sessile, solitary, distichous and hidden in the alternate notches in the rhachis of the spike; glume 1, minute; lemma much longer than the glume, closing the cavity in the rhachis, stiff and leathery, awned.

Distribution:  Monotypic, Europe.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available