Pascopyrum smithii Calflora

Taxon Report

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve ex Barkworth & D.R. Dewey

(not an active name)

Western wheat grass, Western wheatgrass

2008 Zoya Akulova

Pascopyrum smithii is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Elymus smithii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~55 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Pascopyrum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agropyron molle
PLANTS	Agropyron smithii var. molle
PLANTS	Agropyron smithii var. palmeri
PLANTS	Agropyron smithii
PLANTS	Elymus smithii
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Information about Pascopyrum smithii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (PASM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/18/2024).