Calflora Taxon Report
Elymus trachycaulus  (Link) Shinners  ssp. trachycaulus 
Slender wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Elymus 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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.6 - weak indicator

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAgropyron brevifolium
PLANTSAgropyron caninum ssp. majus
PLANTSAgropyron caninum var. andinum
PLANTSAgropyron caninum var. hornemannii
PLANTSAgropyron caninum var. mitchellii
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Information about Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ELTRT)

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