Thinopyrum acutum

Thinopyrum acutum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Thinopyrum
Species:
T. acutum
Binomial name
Thinopyrum acutum
(DC.) Banfi
Synonyms
  • Agropyron acutum (DC.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Agropyron junceum subsp. acutum (DC.) Malag.
  • Agropyron pungens var. acutum (DC.) Dumort.
  • Braconotia acuta (DC.) Godr.
  • Elymus acutus (DC.) M.-A.Thiébaud
  • Elytrigia acuta (DC.) Tzvelev
  • Triticum acutum DC.

Thinopyrum acutum, the sea couch, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae (true grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 65 cm tall.[1][2] The species is invasive to the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay and has altered the area's ecology.[3]

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  2. ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch Grass) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  3. ^ Pétillon, Julien; Ysnel, Frédéric; Canard, Alain; Lefeuvre, Jean-Claude (2005). "Impact of an invasive plant (Elymus athericus) on the conservation value of tidal salt marshes in western France and implications for management: Responses of spider populations". Biological Conservation. 126 (1). Elsevier BV: 103–117. Bibcode:2005BCons.126..103P. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.05.003. ISSN 0006-3207.