Secale montanum
Guss.
Secale, Mountain rye
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSecale montanum, wild perennial rye, is a species in the rye genus Secale native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Caucasus region, and eastwards through Iran to Pakistan. It is a short-lived, self-fertile perennial. It is thought to be the ultimate parent of domesticated rye (Secale cereale), and crosses with S. cereale have had some success in creating fodder cultivars. Some authorities consider the synonym Secale strictum C.Presl. to have priority.
Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms tufts and is greyish-green. It grows 100 cm high. The leaf blades can be flat or rolled. They are 15 cm long by 2-8 mm wide. The flower spike is 4-8 cm long. The spikelets have 2 flowers.
Edible Uses
The grain is eaten as a cereal and is also used to make flour for bread and other baked goods.
Traditional Uses
The grain is eaten as a cereal. It is also used for flour for making bread and other baked goods.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Caucasus, Europe, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye, Yugoslavia,
Cultivation
It is grown from seed.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
References (11)
- Crawford, M., 2012, How to grow Perennial Vegetables. Green Books. p 145
- Davies, C. L., Waugh, D. L. & Lefroy, E. C., 2005, Perenial Grain Crops for High Water Use. The case of Microlaena stipoides. RIRDC Publication No. 05/024
- Evans, G.M., 1979, Rye, in Simmonds N.W.,(ed), Crop Plant Evolution. Longmans. London. p 108
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 179
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
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- Fl. sicul. prodr. 1:145. 1827
- Gabrielian, E. & Zohary, D.: Wild relatives of food crops native to Armenia and Nakhichevan. — Fl. Medit. 14: 5-80. 2004. — ISSN 1120-4052.
- Lamp, C.A., Forbes, S.J. and Cade, J.W., 1990, Grasses of Temperate Australia. Inkata Press. p 256
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 215
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