Common Name: Canadian wild rye, lime grassScientific Name: Elymus canadensis L.Family Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed Culmsupright, course, tufted and clump-forming, green or bluish-green Leavesblades green or bluish-green, keeled, thick, slightly rough above, smooth below, margins rough, long and tapering to in-rolled tip; rolled in bud; auricles present, sharp or rounded; ligule membranous sometimes toothed or haired; sheaths round smooth, spl Seedheadsterminal spike, dense, bristly, drooping