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Secale cereale L.

rye (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Secale cereale is a minor cereal crop, mostly grown for the production of biogas through anaerobic digestion.

Upper Rissington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-06-15

 rye / Secale cereale: _Secale cereale_ is a minor cereal crop, mostly grown for the production of biogas through anaerobic digestion.

The inflorescence of Secale cereale is a dense spike, similar to those of wheat (Triticum aestivum) or barley (Hordeum vulgare), but with very different spikelets.

Upper Rissington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-06-15

 rye / Secale cereale: The inflorescence of _Secale cereale_ is a dense spike, similar to those of wheat (_Triticum aestivum_) or barley (_Hordeum vulgare_), but with very different spikelets.

Each spikelet of Secale cereale consists of 2 long-awned florets flanked by 2 much smaller glumes.

Upper Rissington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-06-15

 rye / Secale cereale: Each spikelet of _Secale cereale_ consists of 2 long-awned florets flanked by 2 much smaller glumes.

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