BC Flora


Agropyron repens


Name
Agropyron repens
Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal.
Agropyron repens (Linnaeus) Beauvois
Common Name
quack grass
Vascular Plants of BC ID Number
621
Biogeoclimatic Regions
Boreal white and black spruce
Cariboo aspen-lodgepole pine-Douglas fir
Coastal Douglas fir
Coastal western hemlock
Interior Douglas fir
Interior western hemlock
Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass
Status in the Flora of BC
Naturalized
Duration
Perennial Withering
Habit
 
Sex
Monoclinous
Flower Colour
green
Flowering Months
| June | July | August |
Fruit
Simple dry indehiscent fruit
Fruit Colour
Base Chromosome Number
7
Chromosome Status in BC
Polyploidy present
Chromosome Somatic Number in BC
42
Poison Status in BC
Dermatitis caused in humans
Economic Status in BC
Weed
Ornamental Value in BC
Endangered Status in BC
Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Agropyron repens" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur.
References
(Not yet available)
Links
Search NatureServe Explorer for "Agropyron repens"
Search Google images for "Agropyron repens"
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