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Leymus mollis

(Trin.) Pilg.

American dune grass, Sea lyme-grass

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Leymus mollis is a species of grass known by the common names American dune grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass. Its Japanese name is hamaninniku. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in Japan, China, Korea, and Russia, and northern parts of North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern United States, as well as Greenland. It can also be found in Iceland.

Description

A grass in the Poaceae family found in temperate regions; seeds are the edible portion.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Alaska, North America, USA,

Notes

There are 150 Elymus species. They are temperate.

Synonyms

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Also Known As

American dune wild-rye

References (3)

  • Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Elymus mollis)
  • Bowser, M., 2017, Handout on Edible Plants of the Kenai Peninsula. USFWS Kenai National Wildlife Refuge p 16
  • K. Sprengel, Neue Entd. 2:72. 1821(As Elymus mollis)

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