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Leymus triticoides

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Leymus triticoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Leymus
Species:
L. triticoides
Binomial name
Leymus triticoides
Synonyms

Elymus triticoides Buckley

Leymus triticoides, with the common names creeping wild rye and beardless wild rye, is a species of wild rye. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and Texas.

Habitat

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Leymus triticoides often grows in moist habitat, sometimes with heavy and saline soils. It forms a solid root system which allows it to grow at water's edge and prevent the soil from eroding.[1]

Description

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This rhizomatous, turf-forming perennial grass reaches 1.3 meters in maximum height. The stiff, slender green to blue-green leaves stand away from the stems at an obvious angle. The inflorescence is a narrow spike of flowers up to 20 centimeters long.

This is a good rangeland grass for grazing, and it is used to stabilize waterways because of its soil-retaining rhizome network.[2]

Leymus triticoides is an important native plant in California chaparral and woodlands habitat restoration projects.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Native Perennial Grasses of Hastings Preserve". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. ^ USDA Plant Guide
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