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Elymus atherica

Synonyms
Agropyron pungens
Elytrigia atherica
Botanical details
Family
Poaceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Elymus

Genus description

Elymus can be tufted or rhizomatous perennial grasses, with linear, deciduous leaves, sometimes attractively coloured, and flattened flower spikes in summer and autumn

Name status

Correct

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