Agropyron mongolicum Keng

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Agropyron

Characteristics

Culms tufted, erect or geniculate at base, 20–60 cm tall, 2-or 3(–6)-noded. Leaf sheath glabrous; ligule apex truncate; leaf blade involute, 5–15 × 0.2–0.3 cm, glabrous or prickly hairy along veins. Spike linear, moderately lax, 3–9(–12) × 0.4–0.6 cm; rachis glabrous or puberulent; internodes 3–5(–10) mm. Spikelets 8–14(–19) × 3–5 mm, with (2 or)3–8 florets; rachilla glabrous or puberulent; internodes 3–5(–10) mm. Glumes oblique, 3–5-veined, apex with point ca. 1 mm or awn ca. 2 mm; proximal glume 3–6 mm; distal glume 4–6 mm. Lemma 5-veined, glabrous, laxly puberulent, or densely villous, apex pointed; first lemma 5–8 mm. Palea shorter than or equaling lemma, shortly ciliate along keels. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 20
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Productivity -

Distribution

Agropyron mongolicum world distribution map, present in Chile, China, and Montenegro

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:385114-1
WFO ID wfo-0000842662
COL ID B92F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agropyron mongolicum Agropyron cristatum subsp. mongolicum Agropyron mongolicum var. villosum Agropyron mongolicum var. helinicum Agropyron mongolicum var. mongolicum