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big squirreltail

arctic wheatgrass, bearded wheatgrass

Elymus multisetus

Elymus violaceus

Flowering time May-August June-August
Habitat Dry, often rocky, open woodland and thickets on slopes and plains. High montane to alpine rocks and grassland.
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 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. 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. trachycaulus, E. wawawaiensis
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