Thinopyrum intermedium

Botanical Description

Thinopyrum intermedium is a perennial grass growing from elongated rhizomes. It produces a clump of erect to ascending culms 40 - 120cm long[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The seed has been harvested in the past, mainly as a famine food in times of shortage. Since the mid 20th century, work to improve seed yileds has been carried out and there are now several named cultivars grown on a commercial basis to supply edible seeds to a specialist market. Further developments and improvements in yield could lead to the plant becoming an important food crop. The plant is also commonly grown to stabilize nd restore soils. Thinopyrum intermedium may become weedy or invasive in some regions or habitats and may displace desirable vegetation if not properly managed[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is long-lived (50+ years), spreads slowly vegetatively, and very little via seed distribution. It is not considered a "weedy" or invasive species, but can spread into adjoining vegetative communities under ideal climatic and environmental conditions. Research indicates that most seedings do not spread from original plantings. It is known to coexist with native taxa. On favorable sites where it is best adapted, it can maintain dominance and exist as a monoculture[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].