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| Lophopyrum (= Elymus elongatus; Poaceae)
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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
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