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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Elymus condensatus - giant wildrye

Synonyms: Aneurolepidium condensatum, Elymus condensatus
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology


Origin: Native    Season: Cool and Warm
Habitat Description: Dry hills and plains, adapted to a wide range of soils.
Plant Communities:Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: Below 5000 feet


General Description

Desc: Grows in bunches or clumps, stays green all year.
Identification Notes: Tufted, weakly rhizomatous; stems 4 to 11 feet tall, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, several to many together; usually hairless except for fine hairs at or below nodes; blades tough; seedheads 6 to 17 inches long; 5 to 35 spikelets per node.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: Y  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N  Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - contracted  Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: May - Oct
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Less than 1/4 inch   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead 6 to 17 inches long, 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches wide, lower nodes with 2 to 6 branches, branches to 1/2 inch, ascending, with 5 to 35 spikelets, upper nodes with pedicellate (stalked) and sessile (unstalked) spikelets.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: N    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat or involute
Blade Notes: Blades 3/4 to 1 inch wide, 8 to 24 inches long, top surfaces smooth, bottom surfaces rough, veins evident; strongly involute to flat.
Sheath Hairy: Y    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N    Ligules: Membranous
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: Y

Forage Value: Good for cattle, fair for wildlife, abundant forage in early spring.


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