Tribe Triticeae Rank Species | Subfamily Pooideae | |
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Similar Thinopyrum, Thinopyrum intermedium, Agropyron, Triticeae, Psathyrostachys juncea | ||
Thinopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum, Elymus elongatus, Elymus obtusiflorus) is a species of grass known by the common names tall wheatgrass, rush wheatgrass, and Eurasian quackgrass. It is native to Eurasia and it has been introduced to many other parts of the world, including much of the Americas and Australia.
This perennial bunchgrass can grow up to 2 meters tall. The ribbed leaves have pale green blades a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a spike studded with spikelets up to 3 centimeters long, each containing up to 12 flowers.
This grass is used as a forage and for hay in many places. It is good for land with saline soils, and it can help reduce the salinity. It is also good for non-saline soils. This grass is commonly crossed with its relative, wheat, in order to give the wheat traits such as stress tolerance and pest resistance.