Thinopyrum acutum

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]

Thinopyrum acutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Thinopyrum
Species:	T. acutum
Binomial name
Thinopyrum acutum (DC.) Banfi
Synonyms
Agropyron acutum (DC.) Roem. & Schult. Agropyron junceum subsp. acutum (DC.) Malag. Agropyron pungens var. acutum (DC.) Dumort. Braconotia acuta (DC.) Godr. Elymus acutus (DC.) M.-A.Thiébaud Elytrigia acuta (DC.) Tzvelev Triticum acutum DC.

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