Calflora Taxon Report
Leymus cinereus  (Scribn. & Merr.) Á. Löve

(not an active name)
Basin wildrye,   Giant wild rye,   Gray wild rye,   Great basin wild rye
Leymus cinereus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.
also called Elymus cinereus
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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Genus: Leymus
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAneurolepidium piperi
PLANTSElymus cinereus var. pubens
POWO + PLANTSElymus cinereus
PLANTSElymus condensatus var. pubens
PLANTSElymus piperi
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Information about Leymus cinereus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LECI4)

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