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Plants that fill a similar niche:: Brassica juncea; Vicia villosa; x Triticosecale

Rye Secale cereale

Other Common Name(s):

Winter Rye

Phonetic Spelling: see-KAY-lee see-ree-AH-lee
Description: Winter rye is a fall-sown, winter cover crop.
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Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#cover crop #cover crop-winter

Field of rye — Secale cereale Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0 Download Image

Spikes of rye — Secale cereale Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0 Download Image

Spikes of rye — Secale cereale Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0 Download Image

Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles — Secale cereale Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0 Download Image

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#cover crop #cover crop-winter

Attributes:
Genus:

Secale

Species:

cereale

Family:

Poaceae

Leaves:
Hairs Present:

No

Stem:
Stem Is Aromatic:

No