Elymus nutans Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

Culms erect or geniculate at base, (13–)50–70 cm tall. Leaf sheath puberulent at base; leaf blade flat, 6–8 × 0.3–0.5 cm, abaxial surface scabrous or smooth, adaxial surface pilose. Spike pendulous, flexuose, somewhat dense, 5–12 cm; rachis margin scabrous, ciliolate. Spikelets usually 2 per node (at least at middle nodes), subsessile or very shortly pedicellate, green, purplish when mature, 9–15 mm, with 2(or 3) glumes and 2–4 florets. Glumes oblong, subequal, 4–5 mm, 3-or 4(or 5)-veined, scabrous along veins, apex with awn 1–4 mm. Lemma narrowly lanceolate, puberulent; first lemma (6–)10 mm; awn (3–) 12–20 mm, divergently scabrous. Palea equaling lemma, ciliate along keels, puberulent between keels. Fl. and fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.7
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Elymus nutans world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Chile, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Nepal, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:400365-1
WFO ID wfo-0000866544
COL ID 39DZD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clinelymus nutans Elymus triglumis Campeiostachys nutans Elymus nutans var. albidus Elymus nutans var. condensatus Elymus nutans var. elatior Elymus nutans var. triglumis Elymus nutans Elymus nutans var. nutans