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Western Wheat Grass
( Elymus smithii )
Elymus smithii
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About Western Wheat Grass (Elymus smithii)
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Pascopyrum is a monotypic genus of grass containing the sole species Pascopyrum smithii, which is known by the common name western wheatgrass. This is a sod-forming rhizomatous perennial grass which is native and common in North America. It grows in grassland and prairie in the Great Plains, where it is sometimes the dominant grass species. It is the state grass of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. It is a valuable forage for animals such as bison and black-tailed prairie dogs, and it is good for grazing livestock. It is used for revegetation of disturbed and overgrazed habitat, and many cultivars have been developed to suit various conditions.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Flower Color
Brown
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
likely
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada
Hesperia nevada
*
Darted Wainscot
Leucania insueta
Leucania insueta
*
Apamea cuculliformis
Apamea cuculliformis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry alkeline flats
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.8" - 23.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.97" - 1.76", Coldest Month: 27.3" - 48.0", Hottest Month: 55.8" - 76.8", Humidity: 2.03" - 28.44", Elevation: 3597" - 7568"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Western Wheatgrass
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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