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Elymus albicans

Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Á. Löve

Montana Wheatgrass, Montana Wild Rye

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Agropyron albicans, Agropyron albicans var. griffithsii, Agropyron dasystachyum ssp. albicans, Agropyron griffithii, Agropyron griffithsii, Elymus albicans var. griffithsii, Elymus griffithsii, Elymus lanceolatus ssp. albicans, Elytrigia dasystachya ssp. albicans, Roegneria albicans, Roegneria albicans var. griffithsii

USDA Symbol: ELAL7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , MT , ND , NE , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , ON , SK
Native Habitat: Tends to grow in shallow, rocky soils on wooded or sagebrush-covered slopes, rather than in deep loam.

Web Reference

Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Elymus albicans in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Elymus albicans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elymus albicans

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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