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Useful Temperate Plants

Leymus multicaulis

(Kar. & Kir.) Tzvelev

Poaceae

+ Synonyms

Aneurolepidium multicaule Kar. & Kir.) Nevski

Elymus aralensis Regel

Elymus caraganus Trin. ex Nevski

Elymus multicaulis Kar. & Kir.

Triticum aralense (Regel) F.Herm.

Common Name:

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General Information

Leymus multicaulis is a somewhat clump-forming perennial grass with erect culms around 40 - 80cm tall. The plant spreads by underground roots, sometimes forming distinct clumps[
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Title
Plants Database
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Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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The plant is used in soil conservation and restoration projects, particularly in the reclamation of saline soils.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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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.
,
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

Eurasia - southeastern European Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Altay, western China (Xinjiang)

Habitat

Alkaline meadows and saline soils, and as a weed in fields, roadsides, and around human habitations; at elevations from bottomlands to upland slopes[
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Plants Database
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Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.60 m
Growth RateMedium
PollinatorsWind
Cultivation StatusCultivated

Cultivation Details

Leymus multicaulis is a plant of continental temperate climates, growing in areas with cold winters and a mean annual rainfall within the range 300 - 450mm[
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Plants Database
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http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Grows best in a sunny position, though the plant is moderately shade tolerant[
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Title
Plants Database
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Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
]. It does well on moderately coarse or sandy to poorly drained soils[
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Title
Plants Database
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Author
 
Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
]. It succeeds in neutral to strongly alkaline soils ranging from a pH of6.6 - 9.0, and in soils classified as strongly saline[
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Title
Plants Database
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Author
 
Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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This species is known to produce fertile hybrids with Leymus triticoides[
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Title
Plants Database
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Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant is primarily used for the reclamation of wet, saline soils. It can be used effectively on saline-affected, irrigated cropland and pastureland, and on lands where the water table is within 90cm of the soil surface. It is also used for the reclamation of saline seep discharge areas on dry cropland, where water tables are typically deeper
than 90cm and annual precipitation may range from 300 - 450mm[
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Title
Plants Database
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Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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The plant is also recommended for use in soil stabilization projects for the prevention of wind and water erosion, and in wildlife cover plantings[
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Title
Plants Database
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Author
 
Website
http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow in autumn in situ and only just cover the seed[
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Title
Ornamental Grasses.
Publication
 
Author
Grounds. R.
Publisher
Christopher Helm
Year
1989
ISBN
0-7470-1219-9
Description
Cultivation details of many of the grasses and bamboos. Well illustrated.
]. Germination should take place in the spring. The seed coat needs to break down before the seed will germinate, so if sowing the seed in spring it needs to be mechanically scarified first. Seedlings have poor vigour, develop slowly, and compete poorly with weeds and other grasses in the first year of establishment. It is thus very important to minimize weed competition[
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Title
Plants Database
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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.
].
If the supply of seed is limited, it can also be sown in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in summer[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Division in spring or summer[
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Title
Ornamental Grasses.
Publication
 
Author
Grounds. R.
Publisher
Christopher Helm
Year
1989
ISBN
0-7470-1219-9
Description
Cultivation details of many of the grasses and bamboos. Well illustrated.
]. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring. Establishment can be slow during the first year, but once established rhizomes spread rapidly[
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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.
].
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Leymus+multicaulis>

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