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sand-dune wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus

Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus

Flowering time May-July May-July
Habitat Sand and clay soils, dry to mesic grasslands, and sagebrush. Sandy soils.
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 east of the Cascades crest in south-central and southeastern Washington; southern Washington to adjacent northern Oregon.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
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. riparius
Subordinate taxa
E. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, E. lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus, E. lanceolatus ssp. riparius
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