Elymus caninus (L.) L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agropyron abchazicum Woronow; Agropyron alpinum Schur; Agropyron biflorum (Brign.) Roem. & Schult.; Agropyron caninum (L.) P.Beauv.; Agropyron caninum var. behmii (Melderis) B.Nord.; Agropyron caninum f. subglaucum Soó; Agropyron caninum f. submuticum (Peterm.) Soó; Agropyron donianum F.B.White; Agropyron pauciflorum Schur; Agropyron pseudocaninum Schur; Agropyron rupestre (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.; Agropyron sepium (Lam.) P.Beauv.; Brachypodium biflorum (Brign.) Kunth; Braconotia elymoides Godr.; Elymus caninus var. behmii (Melderis) Jaaska; Elymus caninus subsp. biflorus (Brign.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Elymus caninus subsp. donianus (F.B.White) P.D.Sell; Elymus caninus var. donianus (F.B.White) Jaaska; Elymus caninus var. muticus (Holmb.) Karlsson; Elymus donianus (F.B.White) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Elymus helveticus Schmid-Holl.; Elymus longispicatus Kotukhov; Elymus pauciflorus Lam.; Elymus trachycaulus subsp. donianus (F.B.White) Á.Löve; Elytrigia canina (L.) Drobow; Festuca nutans Moench; Goulardia biflora (Brign.) Husn.; Goulardia canina (L.) Husn.; Roegneria behmii Melderis; Roegneria canina (L.) Nevski; Roegneria doniana (F.B.White) Melderis; Roegneria tuskaulensis Vassilcz.; Triticum alpestre Brügger; Triticum alpinum G.Don ex Mitt.; Triticum biflorum Brign.; Triticum caninum L.; Triticum donianum (F.B.White) Wilmott; Triticum pseudocaninum Porcius; Triticum rupestre Fisch. ex Link; Triticum sepium Lam.; Zeia biflora (Brign.) Lunell; Zeia canina (L.) Lunell
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elymus caninus (L.) L.
  • Common name : Bearded couch, Bearded wheatgrass
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, forest glades, scrub, mountain slopes; 1300 - 3700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Culms 80–150 cm tall
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Europe to Siberia, West Himalaya and Japan, Oregon, Washington
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 264
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elymus caninus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

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