Elymus scribneri
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|authority = (Vasey) M.E.Jones
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Elymus scribneri is a species of wild rye known by the common names spreading wheatgrass and Scribner's wheatgrass. It is native to much of the western United States and parts of central Canada where it grows in several types of habitat including alpine mountain peaks.
Description
Elymus scribneri is a perennial grass with stems reaching about half a meter long and generally lying prostrate at ground level when mature. The inflorescence is an arrangement of consecutive single-spikelet nodes which break apart when dry. Each spikelet has an awn up to 2.5 centimeters long which curves outward.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8964,8979 Jepson Manual Treatment: Elymus scribneri]
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Category:Grasses of the United States
Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Native grasses of California
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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