Poaceae
Russian wheatgrass
Thinopyrum junceiforme
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Thinopyrum
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Thinopyrum junceiformePoaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- Dutch
- Biestarwegras
- English
- Russian wheatgrass
- Finnish
- Merihaprajuola, Merijuola, Merivehnä
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Strandkveke
Synonyms
- Agropyron junceiforme Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Agropyron junceum subsp. boreoatlanticum Simonet & Guin.
- Agropyron junceum var. megastachys (Fr.) Pérez Lara
- Elymus farctus subsp. boreoatlanticus (Simonet & Guin.) Melderis
- Elymus junceiformis (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Hand & Buttler
- Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlantica (Simonet & Guin.) Hyl.
- Elytrigia junceiformis Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Triticum junceum var. microstachyum Andersson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.