Leymus tianschanicus (Drobow) Tzvelev

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Leymus

Characteristics

Culms solitary or tufted, 70–120 cm tall, 3–6 mm in diam., 3-or 4-noded, smooth, glabrous, or slightly scabrous only below raceme. Leaf sheath smooth, glabrous; ligule 2–3 mm, membranous, apex rounded; leaf blade flat or rolled, 20–40 × 0.5–0.9 cm, stiff, glabrous or margin scabrous. Spike erect, 20–35 × ca. 1 cm; rachis densely pubescent, margin ciliate; internodes 0.6–2 cm. Spikelets 2 or 3 per node, 1.5–1.9 cm, with 3–5 florets; rachilla densely puberulent; internodes ca. 3 mm. Glumes not covering base of lemma, linear-lanceolate, equaling or slightly longer than spikelet, margin narrowly membranous at base, apex mucronate to acuminate. Lemma oblong-lanceolate, 5-veined, pubescent, margin ciliate, apex mucronate; first lemma 10–12 mm; callus villous; awn 1–3 mm. Palea shorter than or equaling lemma, margin ciliolate. Anthers ca. 5 mm. Ovary white puberulent at apex. Fl. and fr. Jun–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.2
Root system rhizome
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Leymus tianschanicus world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407351-1
WFO ID wfo-0000878253
COL ID 726T6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Aneurolepidium baldschuanicum Elymus tianschanicus Aneurolepidium tianschanicum Elymus baldschuanicus Leymus baldshuanicus Leymus tianshanicus var. humilis Leymus tianschanicus Leymus tianschanicus var. borealis