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stream bank wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus

Elymus lanceolatus ssp. riparius

Flowering time May-July May-July
Habitat Sand and clay soils, dry to mesic grasslands, and sagebrush. Usually in clay soils in riparian areas.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. albicans, E. canadensis, E. curvatus, E. elymoides, E. glaucus, E. ×hansenii, E. hirsutus, E. multisetus, E. ×pseudorepens, E. repens, E. scribneri, E. sierrae, E. trachycaulus, E. violaceus, E. wawawaiensis
E. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, E. lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus
Subordinate taxa
E. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, E. lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus, E. lanceolatus ssp. riparius
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