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Common Name: Feral Rye

Other Names: Common Rye, Cereal Rye

Species Name: Secale cereale L.

Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like

Family Name: Poaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Introduced
Duration Annual, occasionally biennial
Season Warm
Distribution in the U.S. 20-25% of winter wheat acreage
Distribution in Oklahoma Throughout the state, winter wheat acreage

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Type Varying, infertile, sandy and acidic soils
Habitat When rye escapes cultivation it can become established on roadsides, waste places and even open rangeland.
Successional Stage  

 

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