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Elymus repens is a species of grass that spreads widely through underground stems, making it common in many parts of the world. It matters because it can grow aggressively in fields and gardens, sometimes becoming a pest that interferes with crops and other plants, though it also provides food and ground cover in natural ecosystems.
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quackgrass
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Habitatbrackish
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
Common Name: chiendent
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Elymus repens, commonly known as couch grass /kuːtʃ/, is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic, and northwest Africa. It has been brought into other mild northern climates for forage or erosion control, but is often considered a weed.
Other names include common couch, twitch, quick grass, quitch grass (also just quitch), dog grass, quackgrass, scutch grass, and witchgrass.
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Botanical taxa named by Carl LinnaeusButterfly food plantsCommons link from WikidataElymus (plant)Grasses of LebanonMedicinal plants of AfricaMedicinal plants of AsiaMedicinal plants of EuropePlants described in 1753Self-contradictory articles from January 2026Taxonbars with 40–44 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added basionyms