Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-22-001:
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Secale cereale
COMMON NAME:
Cereal Rye, Cultivated Rye
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JK Marlow jkm0505d_12
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s050503_d
May Greenville County SC
Spike 6-15cm long including awns, 12-15mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s050503_d1
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050503_d2
May Greenville County SC
Spikelets alternate on opposite sides of rachis, mostly 2-flowered, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s050503_e
May Greenville County SC
Leaves caulinge, blades to 20cm long; sheaths glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s050503_f
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050503_g
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0305zc_24
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
In habit resembling wheat, but usually taller, spike more slender, nodding, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
COMPARE
seedheads of Bottlebrush Grass, Cereal Rye, and Virginia Wild-rye
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JK Marlow jkm0007a_26a
July Henderson County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0007a_29a
July Henderson County NC
Roadside
An important crop, cultivated for at least 8000 years, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0007b_04
July Henderson County NC
Roadside
The lemmas have awns 2-6 cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-22-001:
Secale cereale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Secale cereale
1348
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Eurasia
Uncommon
Habitat: Fields; commonly cultivated, uncommonly persistent or volunteering after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain
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