top of page

COMMON WHEAT GRASS

Elymus scaber

Plant Family

Poaceae

Alternative Common Names

Weakly tufted perennial.

Stems - erect or drooping, to 1.2 m high.

Leaves - hairless or hairy; blades flat or inrolled, rough on the upper surface, 10–30 cm long and 1–4 mm wide; sheath smooth or rough; ligule minute, scarious; auricles well-developed, narrow, encircling the stem and often overlapping.

Flowerhead - spike of 1–10 spikelets. Spikelets 6–12-flowered, 18–35 mm long; glumes unequal, ovate to acuminate, 1.5–12 mm long.

Flowering July–December.

Habitat

A common grass especially in drier or rocky areas. Found in shaded and open areas of both native and older improved pastures. Concentrations may occur in areas of prior disturbance.

17

bottom of page