Secale
rye
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Cultivated rye (Secale cereale)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial
Narrow rye (Secale strictum)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known only from Whitman County in Washington; also know from Crook County, Oregon.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial