Leymus multicaulis
(Kar. & Kir.) Tzvelev
Poaceae
Aneurolepidium multicaule Kar. & Kir.) Nevski
Elymus aralensis Regel
Elymus caraganus Trin. ex Nevski
Elymus multicaulis Kar. & Kir.
Triticum aralense (Regel) F.Herm.
Common Name:
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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- United States Department of Agriculture
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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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- Flora of the USSR.
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- 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.
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- Flora of China
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- Author
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- 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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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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Properties
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Perennial |
Height | 0.60 m |
Growth Rate | Medium |
Pollinators | Wind |
Cultivation Status | Cultivated |
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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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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Grows best in a sunny position, though the plant is moderately shade tolerant[
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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- 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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- http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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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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- 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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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- 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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- http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- 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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- 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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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in autumn in situ and only just cover the seed[
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- Ornamental Grasses.
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- Grounds. R.
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- Christopher Helm
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- 1989
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- 0-7470-1219-9
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- 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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- 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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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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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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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- 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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- Ornamental Grasses.
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- 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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- 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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- An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
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