Elymus multisetus

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|genus = Elymus

|species = multisetus

|authority = M.E.Jones

|synonyms = Sitanion jubatum

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Elymus multisetus is a species of wild rye known by the common name big squirreltail.

Description

Elymus multisetus is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass reaching 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is an array of spikelets each with several long, hairlike awns which may be up to 20 centimeters long.

External links

[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8964,8978 Jepson Manual Treatment: Elymus multisetus]
[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Elymus+multisetus Elymus multisetus Photo gallery]

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Category:Flora of the Western United States

Category:Native grasses of California

Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status