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False Wheatgrass
Elymus spicatus
  
2 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About False Wheatgrass (Elymus spicatus) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant False Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 3 feet, with active growth during the spring, summer, fall. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the early summer. Leaves are gray-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in open areas, at elevations from 2600-5400 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Grasses

Size
Size
1.7 - 3.3 ft tall

Dormancy
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Brown

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 10 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Ochlodes sylvanoides Image
Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoidesOchlodes sylvanoides
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Hesperia nevada Image
Nevada Skipper Hesperia nevadaHesperia nevada
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
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Mythimna unipuncta Image
Armyworm Moth Mythimna unipunctaMythimna unipuncta
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Nephelodes minians Image
Bronzed Cutworm Nephelodes miniansNephelodes minians
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Apamea devastator Image
Glassy Borer Apamea devastatorApamea devastator
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Leucania insueta Image
Darted Wainscot Leucania insuetaLeucania insueta

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 2

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2*, 3*, 6, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Opean areas

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.1" - 64.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.54" - 2.78", Coldest Month: 23.7" - 46.9", Hottest Month: 47.3" - 69.2", Humidity: 0.69" - 20.77", Elevation: 943" - 9352"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the 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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