Elymus dahuricus

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Elymus dahuricus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Elymus
Species:
E. dahuricus
Binomial name
Elymus dahuricus
Turcz. ex Griseb.[1]

Elymus dahuricus (also called Dahurian wildrye[2] or asiatic wildrye)[3] is a species of perennial herb and a member of the flowering plant family Poaceae.[1] The species has a stand life from 3 to 4 years.[4]

The species was first described by Nikolai Turczaninow (sometimes written Nikolai Turczaninov) in 1838.[5]

The species is widespread in central and Eastern Asia.[6] This species has recently been grown in the Great plains of the United States and the prairie provinces in Canada.[7] It has also been introduced to the Baltic states.[1]

It has several subspecies and varieties.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Elymus dahuricus Turcz. ex Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ^ "Dahurian wild rye - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ^ Agriculture Handbook. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1949. p. 27.
  4. ^ Moore, Kenneth J.; Collins, Michael; Nelson, C. Jerry; Redfearn, Daren D. (2020-05-29). Forages, Volume 2: The Science of Grassland Agriculture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-119-43661-4.
  5. ^ Turczaninow, NS (1838). "Elymus Dahuricus". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. Moscou. 11 (1): 105.
  6. ^ Barkworth, Mary E.; Anderton, Laurel K.; Capels, Kathleen M.; Long, Sandy; Piep, Michael B. (2007-09-30). Manual of Grasses for North America. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-0-87421-778-0.
  7. ^ Mansfeld, Rudolf (2001-04-10). Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: (Except Ornamentals). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 2535. ISBN 978-3-540-41017-1.


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