Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus

Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould ssp. lanceolatus

Northern wheatgrass, Streambank wheatgrass, Thick spiked wheatgrass

2012 Gerald Carr

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


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

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agropyron dasystachyum var. riparium
PLANTS	Agropyron dasystachyum var. riparum
JEF + PLANTS	Agropyron dasystachyum
PLANTS	Agropyron elmeri
PLANTS	Agropyron lanceolatum
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Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
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