Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould

Slender wheatgrass (en), Chiendent (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elymus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 4-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses fodder
Edible -
Therapeutic use Veterinary Aid (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 13 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Elymus trachycaulus unspecified picture

Distribution

Elymus trachycaulus world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90348-2
WFO ID wfo-0000866771
COL ID 6F6DS
BDTFX ID 81993
INPN ID 159644
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agropyron caninum f. glaucum Agropyron missuricum Agropyron peschkovae Agropyron trachycaulum Agropyron unilaterale Crithopyrum trachycaulum Elymus pauciflorus Elymus trachycaulus Roegneria violacea Roegneria virescens Triticum missuricum Triticum violaceum Agropyron x pseudorepens Agropyron richardsonii Agropyron violascens Cryptopyrum richardsonii Elymus kamczadalorum Triticum trachycaulum Roegneria peschkovae Agropyron richardsonii Triticum violaceum f. violaceum Agropyron pauciflorum Roegneria trachycaulon Agropyron biflorum subsp. andinum Agropyron caninoides var. pubescens Agropyron caninum subsp. majus Agropyron caninum var. hornemannii Agropyron caninum var. mitchellii Agropyron caninum var. unilaterale Agropyron latiglume var. andinum Agropyron pseudorepens var. sennii Agropyron tenerum subsp. magnum Agropyron tenerum var. majus Elymus donianus subsp. subsecundus Elymus pauciflorus var. pseudorepens Elymus trachycaulus subsp. teslinensis Elymus trachycaulus subsp. violaceus Elymus trachycaulus var. andinus Elymus trachycaulus var. latiglume Elymus trachycaulus var. majus Triticum biflorum var. hornemannii Triticum caninum var. violaceum Elymus trachycaulus var. violaceus Agropyron trachycarpum f. andinum Agropyron violaceum subsp. violaceum Agropyron violaceum var. violaceum Agropyron trachycaulum var. trachycaulum Roegneria doniana subsp. stefanssonii Agropyron subsecundum var. subsecundum Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulus Agropyron pauciflorum var. glaucum Elymus trachycaulus var. trachycaulus