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| Lophopyrum (= Elymus elongatus;
Poaceae) 4b:295 |
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Lophopyrum
ponticum (tall wheatgrass) is an uncommon introduced
species. It is found in more-or-less disturbed, saline
coastal areas (e.g. the saltmarshes at Lauderdale). It has
clusters of sturdy, erect stems up to about 1m tall. The
inflorescence is a spike of spikelets. The spikelets are
quite large (~1-1.5cm long), and pressed against a zig-zag
stem. The spikelets have hard, blunt pointed glumes. It is
more robust than the related species
Elymus and Elytrigia
repens, both of which also have acute or awned
florets. The inflorescence of Thinopyrum
junceiforme breaks into fragments.
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University of Tasmania
