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Elymus riparius Wiegand

Riverbank wildrye (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

Much like no. 6 [Elymus villosus Muhl.]; lvs 8-10, glabrous; spikes 6-15 cm, not so dense, the internodes (3-)4-5(-6) mm; spikelets scabrous to hispidulous, 2-4-fld; paleas mostly 7-8 mm, bidentate; 2n=28. Moist woods and streambanks; Me. to N.C., w. to Wis., Io., Nebr., and Ark.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 7-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
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 riparius unspecified picture

Distribution

Elymus riparius world distribution map, present in Canada, Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90322-2
WFO ID wfo-0000866656
COL ID 6F6PK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Elymus riparius Elymus canadensis var. riparius
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