GIANT WILD-RYE 



E'lymus condensa'tus 



G52 

 (2 leaves) 



Flower head (spike) erect, up to 1 ft. 

 long, often compound and interrupted 

 below; axis (rachis) joined but not 

 breaking apart 



Stalks (culms) in large, dense tufts, 

 up to 12 ft. high and ,'j in. thick, 

 fe ridged, smooth below, harsh above 



Leaves tint or somewhat inrolled, as 

 much as ]i in. wide and 2 ft. long, harsh 

 at least above; sheaths- smooth 



Individual flower groups (spikelcts) 

 2 to at each ruchis joint, 15- to G- 

 llowered, stalkless 



Outer flower bract (lemma) sharp- 

 pointed or sometimes bristle- (awn-) 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes)- 

 iiaiTow, awl-shaped, bristle-pointed, 

 about as long as the lemma 



