Elymus nutans Griseb.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Clinelymus nutans (Griseb.) Nevski; Elymus nutans var. triglumis (Q.B.Zhang) G.H.Zhu & S.L.Chen; Elymus triglumis Q.B.Zhang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elymus nutans Griseb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Mountain slopes, grasslands, riverside sands and pebbles
  • Comments / notes : It is variety is a good forage grass.
  • Key identification features : Culms 50-70 cm tall; spikelets with 2 glumes; glumes 3 or 4 veined; first lemma awn 12-20 mm.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Mongolia to Afghanistan and Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 265
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elymus nutans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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