Slender Wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus - Grass familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Graminoid
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Bunch
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
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.