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Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. subsecundus (Link) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Slender Wheatgrass, Bearded Wheatgrass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Agropyron caninum var. unilaterale, Agropyron laeve, Agropyron parishii var. laeve, Agropyron pauciflorum ssp. laeve, Agropyron pauciflorum var. glaucum, Agropyron subsecundum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. ciliatum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. glaucum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. unilaterale, Elymus laevis, Elymus subsecundus, Elymus trachycaulus ssp. glaucus, Elymus trachycaulus var. unilateralis

USDA Symbol: ELTRS

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK , YT

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 26 - Minnesota Wildflowers: a field guide to the flora of Minnesota (2009)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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