Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


quackgrass
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

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Plant(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab
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Elymus repens
Plant(s)
Elizabeth Bella
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Plant(s)
Steve Dewey
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Fruit(s)
Dr. Lynn Clark and Anna Gardner
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Fruit(s)
Dr. Lynn Clark and Anna Gardner
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Feature(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab
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Feature(s)
Steve Dewey
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Plant(s)
Steve Dewey
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Plant(s)
Steve Dewey
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Root(s)
Steve Dewey
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Infestation
Steve Dewey
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Floret(s)
Julia Scher
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Plant(s)
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database
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USDA NRCS PLANTS Database
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Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elymus

Other System Links

Plants: ELRE4
Bayer: AGRRE
GRIN: 102069
ITIS: 512839


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
couch grass, dog grass, quickgrass, scutch, quitch, twitch

Related Scientific Names:
Agropyron repens (L.) Gould(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Agropyron repens var. subulatum Roem. & Schult.(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Elytrigia repens (L.) Gould(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Elytrigia vaillantiana (L.) Gould(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Triticum repens (L.) Gould(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Triticum vaillantianum (L.) Gould(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.