Elymus smithii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould

Western wheat grass

2008 Zoya Akulova

2008 Sean B. Smith

Elymus smithii is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Pascopyrum smithii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~49 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Elymus
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Agropyron smithii
JEF	Pascopyrum smithii
PLANTS	Pascopyrum smithii

Information about Elymus smithii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PASM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).