Poaceae FAMILY
Leymus multicaulis
Leymus multicaulis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
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[ 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 used in soil conservation and restoration projects, particularly in the reclamation of saline soils.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - southeastern European Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Altay, western China (Xinjiang)
HabitatAlkaline meadows and saline soils, and as a weed in fields, roadsides, and around human habitations; at elevations from bottomlands to upland slopes[ 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. ].