Elymus caninus L.

Bearded wheatgrass (en), Chiendent des chiens (fr), Froment des haies (fr), Roegnérie des chiens (fr), Élyme des chiens (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

Culms laxly tufted, 80–150 cm tall, smooth. Leaf sheath glabrous; leaf blade green or glaucous green, broadly linear, flat, 12–20 × 0.5–1.1 cm, thin, glabrous or adaxial surface scabrous to scattered pilose. Spike nodding, somewhat dense, 10–20 cm. Spikelets 1 per node, green, rarely greenish purple, 10–15 mm excluding awns, with 2–5 florets. Glumes lanceolate, abruptly narrowed distally, 3–5-veined with broad secondary veins, scabrous, margin scarious; proximal glume 0.6–1 cm, awn ca. 2 mm; distal glume 0.7–1.1 cm, awn 2–4 mm. Lemma smooth, 0.9–1.1 cm; awn divergent, 1.5–1.8 cm. Palea apex truncate. Anthers 2.5–2.8 cm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Aug. 2n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.1
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Elymus caninus habit picture by Tom Schöning (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus habit picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus habit picture by Erik Ketting (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Elymus caninus leaf picture by Anne Maugé (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus leaf picture by Anne Maugé (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Elymus caninus flower picture by Arnaud Faury (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus flower picture by OutSa (cc-by-sa)
Elymus caninus flower picture by Gunnar Hellström (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Elymus caninus fruit picture by Erik Ketting (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Elymus caninus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:400197-1
WFO ID wfo-0000866095
COL ID 39DQX
BDTFX ID 23827
INPN ID 95992
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agropyron caninum f. subglaucum Agropyron caninum Agropyron donianum Agropyron pauciflorum Agropyron pseudocaninum Agropyron rupestre Agropyron sepium Brachypodium biflorum Brachypodium caninum Braconotia canina Braconotia elymoides Elymus donianus Goulardia biflora Goulardia canina Roegneria canina Roegneria doniana Triticum alpestre Triticum alpinum Triticum biflorum Triticum caninum Triticum donianum Triticum sepium Elymus helveticus Elymus pauciflorus Elytrigia canina Roegneria behmii Triticum rupestre Elymus longespicatus Triticum pseudocaninum Zeia biflora Triticum submuticum Agriopyrum caninum Roegneria canina f. mutica Agropyron abchazicum Agropyron alpinum Agropyron biflorum Festuca nutans Zeia canina Roegneria tuskaulensis Agropyron caninum var. alpinum Agropyron caninum var. behmii Agropyron caninum var. majus Elymus caninus subsp. biflorus Elymus caninus subsp. donianus Elymus caninus var. behmii Elymus caninus var. donianus Elymus caninus var. muticus Elymus trachycaulus subsp. donianus Agropyron caninum f. muticum Agropyron caninum f. submuticum Agropyron caninum var. biflorum Agropyron caninum subsp. muticum Agropyron caninum var. pauciflorum Elymus caninus var. donianus Elymus caninus