| Secale montanum | |
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| Secale montanum at the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Secale |
| Species: | S. montanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Secale montanum | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Secale montanum, wild perennial rye, is a species in the rye genus Secale native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Caucasus region, and eastwards through Iran to Pakistan. [2] It is a short-lived, self-fertile perennial. It is thought to be the ultimate parent of domesticated rye (Secale cereale), and crosses with S. cereale have had some success in creating fodder cultivars. [3] [4] Some authorities consider the synonym Secale strictumC.Presl. to have priority. [5]