Elymus spicatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Elymus spicatus (Pursh) Gould

Blue bunch wheat grass

2013 Robert L. Carr

2006 Steve Matson

2022 Julie A. Kierstead

2006 Steve Matson

Elymus spicatus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.

also called Pseudoroegneria spicata


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Agropyron spicatum
JEF	Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata
JEF	Pseudoroegneria spicata
PLANTS	Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata

Information about Elymus spicatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PSSPS) 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).