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big squirreltail

slender wheatgrass

Elymus multisetus

Elymus trachycaulus

Flowering time May-August May-June
Habitat Dry, often rocky, open woodland and thickets on slopes and plains. Lowland to subalpine, usually in open areas, occasionally in forests.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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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. lanceolatus, 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. violaceus, E. wawawaiensis
Subordinate taxa
E. trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
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