Elymus

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Elymus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Elymus (Greek name for a kind of millet) .Gramineae. Lyme-Grass. Wild-Rye. Erect perennial grasses with terminal usually bristly spikes somewhat resembling rye, sometimes grown as ornamentals and having other uses. Leaves flat or convolute: spikelets 2-6-fld., often long-awned, the uppermost imperfect, sessile, in pairs (rarely in 3s or 4's), at each joint of the continuous or articulate rachis, forming terminal spikes; glumes acute or awned, often placed at the front of the spikelet.— Species about 25, in the temperate regions of both hemispheres. For E. Hystrix, see Hystrix. E. glaucus, Regel. A glaucous-leaved, dense, cespitose. hardy perennial grass 3-4 ft. high, with very short, smooth Lvs. and erect, elongated spikes: spikelets in 2s, erect, usually 5- fld., densely villous- pubescent. Short-awned. Turkestan. —Rarely in cult. as an ornamental grass. P. B. Kennedy. A. S. Hitchcock. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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