Leymus triticoides (Buckley) Pilg.

Beardless wildrye (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Leymus

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.95 - 1.1
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.75
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry to moist river flats, saline meadows and sand dunes. Riparian areas, bottomlands, valleys, foothills, mountain flats and meadows; from coastal marshes to high elevations.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The seeds are parched and ground into a fine meal. This is eaten as porridge, cakes or drinks. CAUTION The hairs on the grain are singed off before being used.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber fodder food forage gene source
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leymus triticoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Leymus triticoides world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139367-2
WFO ID wfo-0000878256
COL ID 72756
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Elymus acicularis Elymus orcuttianus Elymus simplex Leymus simplex Leymus triticoides Elymus triticoides Elymus condensatus var. triticoides Elymus simplex var. luxurians Elymus triticoides subsp. simplex Elymus triticoides var. pubescens Elymus triticoides var. simplex Leymus triticoides subsp. simplex Leymus simplex var. luxurians Elymus triticoides var. triticoides Elymus triticoides subsp. triticoides