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big squirreltail

wawawai wild rye

Elymus multisetus

Elymus wawawaiensis

Flowering time May-August May-July
Habitat Dry, often rocky, open woodland and thickets on slopes and plains. Shallow, rocky soils.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southeastern Washington to eastern Oregon and western Idaho.
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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. trachycaulus, E. violaceus
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