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Elymus repens

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Elymus repens

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Also known as couch grass, common couch, twitch, quick grass, quitch grass, dog grass, quackgrass, scutch grass

species of grass

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Elymus repens, commonly known as quackgrass, is a species within the family Poaceae. It belongs to the genus Elymus and is classified under the kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is Elymus repens (L.) Gould. Other common names include Gewöhnliche Quecke, niittyjuola, 偃麦草, and chiendent. The organism is an accepted taxon.

Its native range includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Buryatiya. Records indicate its presence in China, the United States, and Canada. Specimens have been held by institutions such as CAS, BHSC, the University of Alberta Museums, USFWS, and QUE. The habitat is described as brackish.

Observation data shows 18,761 records from iNaturalist and 736,360 occurrences from GBIF. iDigBio lists 7,657 records with 6,605 media items. The species is referenced by 114 other encyclopedia articles. It is not extinct.

Synthesized by Vinony from 46 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

quackgrass

Elymus repens

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Habitatbrackish
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
Observations18,761
Observations recorded736,360

More info on this topic. This species can be found in the following regions of the western United States (according to the Bureau of Land Management classification of Physiographic Regions of the western United States):1 Northern Pacific Border 2 Cascade Mountains 3 Southern Pacific Border 4 Sierra Mountains 5 Columbia Plateau 6 Upper Basin and Range 7 Lower Basin and Range 8 Northern Rocky Mountains 9 Middle Rocky Mountains 10 Wyoming Basin 11 Southern Rocky Mountains 12 Colorado Plateau 13 Rocky Mountain Peidmont 14 Great Plains 15 Black Hills Uplift 16 Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7,657
With media
6,605
Family
Poaceae
Collections
CAS, BHSC, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, USFWS, QUE, CHSC
Recorded in
United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elymus repens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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