Elymus leiotropis (Keng) S.L.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

Culms tufted, erect but geniculate at base, 60–90 cm tall, 3-noded. Leaf sheath glabrous; ligule ca. 0.2 mm, apex truncate; leaf blade flat or slightly involute, 7–17 × 0.2–0.4 cm, abaxial surface smooth, adaxial surface scabrous. Spike curved or nodding, 10–15 cm. Spikelets 1 per node, purplish green, 15–20 mm, with 4 or 5 florets. Glumes oblong-lanceolate, 3–5-veined, apex acute or acuminate; proximal glume 5–7 mm; distal glume 6–8 mm. Lemma lanceolate, hirsutulous throughout; first lemma 10–13 mm; awn reflexed, robust, 25–40 mm. Palea slightly shorter than lemma, distally scabrous, smooth along keels, apex truncate or emarginate. Fl. and fr. late summer.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Elymus leiotropis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77076122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000908221
COL ID 39DXC
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Synonyms

Roegneria leiotropis Elymus leiotropis