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Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Quackgrass (en), Chiendent rampant (fr), Chiendent commun (fr), Élytrigie rampante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

A tufted grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has wiry rhizomes or underground stems. It grows 30-120 cm high. The leaf blades are 6-30 cm long by 3-10 mm wide and flat. The spike is 5-15 cm long and erect and straight.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.68 - 1.1
Root system creeping-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The rhizome is dried and ground into flour and added to cereal flour to make dough bread or flat bread. It is also used in soups. The seeds are edible. They are ground into flour. The shoots are eaten raw as a snack.
Uses animal food coffee substitute dye fodder food gene source material medicinal tea
Edible leaves rhizomes roots seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Urinary Aid (rhizome), Adenocarcinoma, scirrhous (rhizome), Cystitis (rhizome), Demulcents (rhizome), Diuretics (rhizome), Hypnotics and sedatives (rhizome), Laxatives (rhizome), Nephritis (rhizome), Urinary bladder, overactive (rhizome), Adenocarcinoma, scirrhous (root), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Anthelmintic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Coffee (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Cystitis (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Sclerosis(Pylorus) (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Exanthema (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Tonsillar neoplasms (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified)
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°) 10 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Elymus repens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Elymus repens leaf picture by Benedek Deák (cc-by-sa)
Elymus repens leaf picture by cathy yu (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Elymus repens flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Elymus repens flower picture by jeclerencia (cc-by-sa)
Elymus repens flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Elymus repens world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90320-2
WFO ID wfo-0000866643
COL ID 6F6PV
BDTFX ID 23860
INPN ID 96011
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Agropyron repens f. trichorrhachis Agropyron elatum Agropyron multiflorum Agropyron nicaeense Agropyron repens Agropyron subulatum Braconotia officinarum Elytrigia arenosa Elytrigia repens Frumentum repens Michelaria villosa Triticum ramosum Triticum subulatum Agropyron loliiforme Elymus arenosus Triticum dumetorum Triticum repens Triticum sepium Agropyron bromiforme Agropyron maritimum Agropyron rifeum Elymus caninus Elytrigia x dominii Elytrigia repens f. aristatum Elytrigia quercetorum Triticum intermedium Triticum multiflorum Triticum repens f. viride Triticum caesium Agropyron maeoticum Triticum repens f. capillare Triticum repens f. multiflorum Agropyron altissimum Triticum infestum Zeia repens Triticum glaucum Agropyron caesium subsp. koeleri Agropyron junceum var. repens Agropyron repens subsp. pseudocaesium Agropyron repens var. altissimum Agropyron repens var. bispiculatum Agropyron repens var. bromiforme Agropyron repens var. caesium Agropyron repens var. dumetorum Agropyron repens var. maritimum Agropyron repens var. nemorale Agropyron repens var. pseudocaesium Agropyron repens var. pubescens Agropyron repens var. recurvum Agropyron repens var. vaillantianum Agropyron repens var. vulgare Elytrigia repens var. caesia Elytrigia campestris subsp. maritima Elytrigia repens subsp. longiaristata Elytrigia repens var. aristata Elytrigia repens var. maritima Elytrigia repens var. pubescens Elytrigia repens var. vaillantiana Triticum repens subsp. arenosum Triticum repens var. aristatum Triticum repens var. caesium Triticum repens var. capillare Triticum repens var. glaucum Triticum repens var. multiflorum Triticum repens var. nemorale Triticum repens var. pectinatum Triticum repens var. pubescens Triticum repens var. sepium Triticum repens var. stenophyllum Triticum repens var. subulatum Triticum repens var. vulgare Agropyron repens f. subulatiforme Agropyron repens f. viride Triticum repens f. pubescens Triticum stenophyllum Triticum repens f. pectinatum Triticum repens f. viride Agropyron intermedium var. arenosum Agropyron repens var. arenosum Agropyron repens var. bispiculata Agropyron repens var. capillare Agropyron repens var. collinum Agropyron repens var. firmum Agropyron repens var. imbricatum Agropyron repens var. vulgare Triticum repens var. arenosum Elytrigia repens var. leersianum Elytrigia repens var. vulgare Triticum repens var. caesium Agropyron repens var. leersianum Elymus repens

Lower taxons

Elymus repens subsp. arenosus Elymus repens subsp. atlantis Elymus repens subsp. calcareus Elymus repens subsp. elongatiformis Elymus repens subsp. repens
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