Species Detail Grasses

Plant - Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Elymus trachycaulus - slender wheatgrass Synonyms: Agropyron caninoides, A. caninum, A. novae-angliae, A. repens var. tenerum, A. richardsonii , A. trachycaulum and more. Plant Form: Grass Family: Poaceae


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	Grass Description - Glossary of Grass Terminology Origin: Native Season: Warm Habitat Description: Found in open moist meadows, shaded canyons, along streams and on forested slopes. May also be found in disturbed areas. Plant Communities:Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas Elevation: 3500 - 9000 feet General Description Desc: Perennial grass grows in small tufts or dense clumps with slender stems 1 to 5 feet tall. Plant ascending to erect; with or without rhizomes and sometimes stoloniferous. Leaves usually basally concentrated. Widely used to revegitate disturbed land. Identification Notes: Seedheads slender; spikelets towards branch ends; glumes nearly as long as the spikelet. Anthers 1 to 2.5 mm; most inflorescence internodes < 15 mm. Varies in the presence or absence of rhizomes, length and density of the seedhead and awn development. Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass Rhizomes: Y Stolons: Y Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): Y Bushy (highly branched): N Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches Seedhead Structure: Unbranched Seedhead Droops: N Flowering Period: Jul - Oct Flower Characteristics Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered Spikelets One-sided: N Awns: 1/4 inch to 1 inch Three Awns: N Awns Bent: N Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead is a spike up to 10 inches long with 1 spikelet per node. Spikelets are appressed against the stem and there is more than one floret per spikelet. Vegetative Charcteristics Blade Hairy: Y Blade with White Margins: N Blade Cross section: Flat or involute Blade Notes: Leaves are flat to involute, usually straight and ascending. Leaf blades may be smooth or hairy. Stems are thin and smooth. Sheath Hairy: N Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N Ligules: Membranous Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N Forage Value: Slender wheatgrass is very palatable and grazed by wildlife and livestock. It is rated as good in energy value but poor in protein value.


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