Elymus trachycaulus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners

Slender wheatgrass

2021 Julian Geoghegan

2016 Andrew Longman

2020 Diana Wahl

2021 Julian Geoghegan

2010 Louis-M. Landry

2007 Steve Matson

2013 Jean Pawek

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~767 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. trachycaulus
Genus:	Elymus
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

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

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Elymus trachycaulus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ELTR7) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).