Field crop; Potsdam, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Ear; Potsdam, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Ear in side view; Potsdam, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Junction of leaf sheath and blade; Potsdam, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Identifier: 2137 Date of entry: 28.06.2013 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Rye
German: Roggen
Portuguese: Centeio
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Secale (1)
Epithet: cereale L. (1)
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
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