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Elymus caninus (L.) L.

Bearded couch

source: Don Pedro28 (2010), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 3.0 Unported)
source: Don Pedro28 (2010), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 3.0 Unported)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Elymus caninus (L.) L.
The Plant list Elymus caninus (L.) L.
English name Bearded couch



Crop relationship
Wheat tertiary genepool



Floron data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence rare
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asia W- and Central-Asia
Africa -
North-America W-North-America
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, August 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.jjcfpi
Distribution data GBIF, August 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.jjcfpi

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information