Elymus pungens

Elymus pungens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Elymus
Species:	E. pungens
Binomial name
	Elymus pungens; (Pers.) Melderis
Synonyms
	Agropyron pungens (Pers.) Roem. & Schult.; Braconotia pungens (Pers.) Godr.; Elytrigia pungens (Pers.) Tutin; Psammopyrum pungens (Pers.) Á.Löve; Thinopyrum pungens (Pers.) Barkworth; Triticum pungens Pers. ;

Elymus pungens, the sea couch grass, is a species of grass of the genus Elymus in the family Poaceae. It is a common grass species native to Europe and Asia. Elymus pungens is typically found in sandy, and saline environments and can tolerate harsh weather conditions; because of this it is a common pioneer species typically associated with sand dunes.^[2]

References

^ "Elymus pungens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 790. ISBN 9781420003222.

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[POWO-1] "Elymus pungens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[2] Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 790. ISBN 9781420003222.

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