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Elymus
semicostatus
(Steud.) Melderis
Published In:
Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 132. 1978. (
Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 11/15/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 6/19/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Decumbent, Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
45 to 135
Tolerance(s):
Drought
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
20 to 30
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
6 to 8
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Adherent pericarp
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Forage
Details: Economic use:
Pasture plant (Ambasta 1986 [as Agropyron semicostatum]). Formerly used as drought-resistent pasture grass (Hanelt 2001).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.
Hanelt, P. H. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. v5:.
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