Leymus racemosus is a species of perennial wild rye known by the common name mammoth wild rye. It is native to southeastern and eastern Europe, Middle Asia, the Caucasus, Siberia, China, Mongolia, and parts of North America. In New Zealand, it is an introduced species and is regarded as an environmental weed. Culms are 50–100 cm long, and 10–12 mm in diameter.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Siberian Lyme Grass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Leymus
- Species
- Leymus racemosus
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