Publication: Amer. J. Bot. 72(5): 772. 1985.

Origin: Introduced from Eurasia

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Notes: FNA24: "Thinopyrum ponticum is native to southern Europe and western Asia. In the Flora region, it is planted along roadsides for soil stabilization and is spreading naturally, in cooler areas, because of its tolerance of the saline conditions caused by salting roads in winter.

In its native range, Thinopyrum ponticum grows in dry and/or saline soils. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of T. elongatum (Host) D.R. Dewey, a diploid species that grows in maritime regions of western Europe."

Last updated 3/16/2023 by David Giblin.