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arctic wheatgrass, bearded wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus

Elymus violaceus

Flowering time May-July June-August
Habitat Sand and clay soils, dry to mesic grasslands, and sagebrush. High montane to alpine rocks and grassland.
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 on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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. albicans, E. canadensis, E. curvatus, E. elymoides, E. glaucus, E. ×hansenii, E. hirsutus, E. lanceolatus, E. multisetus, E. ×pseudorepens, E. repens, E. scribneri, E. sierrae, E. trachycaulus, E. wawawaiensis
Subordinate taxa
E. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, E. lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus, E. lanceolatus ssp. riparius
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