Leymus secalinus
(Georgi) Tzvelev
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Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It can be in tufts. It grow 18-100 cm tall. The leaf blade can be flat or rolled. It is 8-30 cm long by 4-7 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in mountain slopes and in stony and alkaline soils between 2,900-4,300 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Synonyms
Elymus dasystachys Trin. ex Ledeb.and others
References (2)
- Crate, S. A., 2008, "Eating Hay": The Ecology, Economy and Culture of Viliui Sakha Smallholders of Northeastern Siberia. Human Ecology 36:161-174 (As Elymus dasystachys)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
