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Thinopyrum obtusiflorum
Also called Rush Wheatgrass, Tall Wheatgrass
Thinopyrum obtusiflorum is a species of grass known by the common names tall wheatgrass, rush wheatgrass, and Eurasian quackgrass. It is native to Eurasia and it has been introduced to many other parts of the world, including much of the Americas and Australia.
This perennial bunchgrass can grow up to 2 meters tall. The ribbed leaves have pale green blades a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a spike studded with spikelets up to 3 centimeters long, each containing up to 12 flowers.
Tall Wheatgrass · Intermediate wheatgrass · Russian Wheatgrass · Wheatgrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thinopyrum obtusiflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
