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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Elymus canadensis - Canada wildrye

Synonyms: Elymus brachystachys, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus robustus
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology


Origin: Native    Season: Cool and Warm
Habitat Description: Dry to moist or damp soils, on sandy or gravelly soils along streams, disturbed grounds, or in thickets and woods near streams.
Plant Communities:Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 9000 feet


General Description

Desc: Large bunch grass, often bluish-green with distinctive out-curving awns and thick seedhead spikes.
Identification Notes: Perennial grass 24 to 63 inches tall; blades 3/4 inch wide; seedhead nodding, densely flowered, 3 to 8 inches long with awns up to 2 inches long; awns are on the lemmas and curved when dry; spikelets 2 to 4 at each node and mostly 3 to 5-flowered.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: N  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): Y  Bushy (highly branched): Y
Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Unbranched  Seedhead Droops: Y
Flowering Period: May - Jul
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Greater than 1 inch   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Spike nodding, sometimes pendant or erect, usually with 2 spikelets per node. Spikelets have 3 to 5 florets.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: N    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat or folded
Blade Notes: Blades 1/4 to 3/4 inch wide, usually firm, often ascending and margins somewhat rolled inward, usually dull green, drying to grayish; surfaces facing toward the stem usually smooth or slightly rough and hairless.
Sheath Hairy: N    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N    Ligules: Hairy
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: Y

Forage Value: Fodder for livestock.


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