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(Redirected from Agropyron pungens) Species of grass

Elymus pungens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Elymus
Species: E. pungens
Binomial name
Elymus pungens
(Pers.) Melderis
Synonyms
  • Agropyron pungens (Pers.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Braconotia pungens (Pers.) Godr.
  • Elytrigia pungens (Pers.) Tutin
  • Psammopyrum pungens (Pers.) Á.Löve
  • Thinopyrum pungens (Pers.) Barkworth
  • Triticum pungens Pers.

Elymus pungens, the sea couch grass, is a species of grass of the genus Elymus in the family Poaceae. It is a common grass species native to Europe and Asia. Elymus pungens is typically found in sandy, and saline environments and can tolerate harsh weather conditions; because of this it is a common pioneer species typically associated with sand dunes.

References

  1. "Elymus pungens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 790. ISBN 9781420003222.
Taxon identifiers
Elymus pungens
Agropyron pungens
Triticum pungens


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