*Secale cereale Linnaeus. Rye. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Fields; commonly cultivated, uncommonly persistent or volunteering after cultivation. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
ID notes: The lemmas have awns 2-6 cm long.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Other Comments: An important crop, cultivated for at least 8000 years.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, SFla, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Tucker (1996); = n/a – Tat
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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