WorldFloraDB - Leymus karelinii

Characteristics

Culms tufted, 50–110 cm tall, 2–5 mm in diam. Leaf blade linear, 10–14(–23) × 0.2–0.7 cm, stiff. Spike rather dense, 6–20 cm. Spikelets 2 per node, 1.1–1.5(–1.8) cm, with 3 or 4 florets. Glumes equaling spikelet, wholly covering lemma, margin broadly membranous. Lemma 10–15 mm including awn. Anthers yellow, 4–5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Aug. 2n = 56.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.5 - 1.05

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

-

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407326-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000878192
COL ID	6PV2V
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aneurolepidium karelinii Elymus karelinii Leymus karelinii Leymus kirghisorum Elymus angustiformis Elymus kirghisorum Elymus kugalensis Elymus kuznetzovii Leymus kugalensis Leymus kuznetzovii Elymus turgaicus Leymus angustus var. kirghisorum Leymus karelinii var. kirghisorum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Leymus karelinii (Turcz.) Tzvelev

Species