''Secale montanum'', wild perennial rye, is a species in the rye genus ''
Secale '' native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the
Caucasus region
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
, and eastwards through Iran to Pakistan.
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.
Some authorities consider the synonym ''Secale strictum''
C.Presl. to have priority.
References
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Pooideae
Plants described in 1825