Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus Buckley - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.3 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
MEX: Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.