Secale

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Secale in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Secale (the ancient Latin name, said to be derived from seco, to cut; according to some applied to spelt). Gramineae. Spikelets with 2 perfect fls., sessile on opposite sides of a zigzag rachis, forming a terminal spike; glumes subulate, 1-nerved; lemmas keeled, long- awned.—Species 2, S. fragile, an annual of S. Russia, and S. cereale, the cult. rye, which, according to Hackel, is derived from a wild perennial form (S. montanum, Guss.), native in mountains, S. Eu. and Cent. Asia. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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