Data sheet

Elymus canadensis

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit		Category	forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	10	22	2	27	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	500	1000	350	1280	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	40	40	60	60	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	-	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	5	8.2	Soil drainage	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-10	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.