Poaceae FAMILY

Thinopyrum elongatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Thinopyrum elongatum is a clump-forming, perennial grass with erect, robust culms 35 - 300cm tall[ 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 plant is very tolerant of alkaline and saline soils and so is used in the reclamation nd stabilization of such soils, as well as being a potential source of biomass.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean region from Spain and Morocco eastwards through southeast Europe to central Asia

HabitatSaline meadows and along seashores where it can be subject to occasional inundation[ 269 Title Handbook of Energy Crops Publication Author Duke. J. Website https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/dukeindex.html Publisher - Year 1983 ISBN - Description Published only on the Internet, excellent information on a wide range of both temperate and tropical plants. ].