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Elymus canadensis

Authority L. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 5661

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall, coarse, tufted grass reaching a height of 0.75-1.8 m. USES Used for forage and for erosion control on inland sand dunes. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Canada wildrye, Canada wildryegrass. FURTHER INF Canada wildrye occurs on the Great Plains and in the nothwestern part of the United States.
Sources
SOURCES (E. canadensis L.) Roecklein J 1987 pp 148 [USE, TEXT, DRA, FER] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 15 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Heath M 1983 pp 185 [USE]