Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey

Squirreltail (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.55
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Elymus elymoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Elymus elymoides world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90240-2
WFO ID wfo-0000866238
COL ID 39DT8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Elymus minor Hordeum elymoides Sitanion basalticola Sitanion elymoides Sitanion latifolium Elymus elymoides Elymus difformis Elymus hystrix Elymus sitanion Sitanion hystrix var. hystrix

Lower taxons

Elymus elymoides subsp. californicus Elymus elymoides subsp. elymoides