Thinopyrum acutum explained

Thinopyrum acutum, the sea couch, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae (true grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 65 cm tall.[1] [2] The species is invasive to the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay and has altered the area's ecology.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elymus athericus (Link) Kerguélen - Encyclopedia of Life . 2022-02-04 . eol.org.
  2. Web site: Mifsud . Stephen . 2002-08-23 . Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch Grass) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227174740/https://www.maltawildplants.com/POAC/Elytrigia_atherica.php . 2021-12-27 . 2022-02-16 . www.maltawildplants.com . en-us.
  3. Pétillon . Julien . Ysnel . Frédéric . Canard . Alain . Lefeuvre . Jean-Claude . 2005 . Impact of an invasive plant (Elymus athericus) on the conservation value of tidal salt marshes in western France and implications for management: Responses of spider populations . Biological Conservation . Elsevier BV . 126 . 1 . 103–117 . 2005BCons.126..103P . 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.05.003 . 0006-3207.

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