General:
Perennial grass from extensive rhizomes; stems erect to decumbent, 50-100 cm tall/long, the nodes exposed, smooth.
Leaves:
Sheaths smooth or hairy; blades 6-10 mm wide, flat, the undersides smooth, the upper surfaces rough along the nerves, ear-shaped lobes at the leaf-bases 0.3-1 mm long; ligules 0.25-1.5 mm long, membranous.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a spike 5-15 cm long, 5-10 mm wide, erect, with 1 spikelet per node; spikelets 10-27 mm long, more than 2 times as long as the internodes, with 4 to 7 florets; glumes unequal, 7-10 mm long, with transparent edges along the upper 1/2, the tips pointed; lemmas 8-10.4 mm long, awnless or awned, the awns 0.2-3.8 (10) mm long; anthers 4-7 mm long.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Flower Colour:
Yellow
Blooming Period:
Mid Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Spring to Summer
According to the USDA, this species is a known allelopath.
Source: The USDA
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
920 | 20 | 2140 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
10 | 0 | 80 |
Aspect (degrees) |
181 | 12 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
271 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(35), BWBS(5), CWH(12), ESSF(18), ICH(10), IDF(116), MS(18), PP(30), SBPS(16), SBS(4) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Agropyron repens
Agropyron repens var. subulatum (Schreb.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Elytrigia repens
Elytrigia repens var. vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Prokudin
Elytrigia vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Beetle
Triticum repens L.
Triticum vaillantianum Wulfen & Schreb.