Elymus elymoides var. elymoides Calflora

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Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey var. elymoides

Squirrel tail grass

2020 Susan McDougall

2007 Steve Matson

2012 Dylan Neubauer

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


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides
JEF	Sitanion hystrix var. hystrix,
JEF	Sitanion hystrix var. hystrix

Information about Elymus elymoides var. elymoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2023).