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Elymus
repens
(L.) Gould
Published In:
Madroño 9(4): 127. 1947. (
Madroño
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 11/15/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 11/6/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
30 to 120
Vegetative reproduction:
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
10 to 20
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
3 to 8
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Adherent pericarp
Seed size (mm):
4 to 5
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder
Human edible:
Below ground structures, Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Rhizome edible; ground and used as flour (Couplan, 1998 [as Agropyron repens]). Grains eaten. Used for animal feed (Moerman 1998 [as Elytrigia repens]).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
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