Leymus mollis

Leymus mollis
subsp. mollis in California

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Leymus
Species:
L. mollis
Binomial name
Leymus mollis
Synonyms

Elymus mollis

Leymus mollis is a species of grass known by the common names American dune grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat,[1] and strand grass.[2] Its Japanese name is hamaninniku.[3] It is native to Asia, where it occurs in Japan, China, Korea, and Russia, and northern parts of North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern United States, as well as Greenland.[1][2] It can also be found in Iceland.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Higman, P. J. and M. R. Penskar. 1999. Special plant abstract for Leymus mollis (American dune wild-rye). Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Lansing, MI.
  2. ^ a b "Leymus mollis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ Plant propagation protocol for Leymus mollis ssp. mollis. Propagation Protocols for Pacific Northwest Plants. University of Washington. 2008.