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Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

Slender wheatgrass is a short-lived, widely adaptable cool-season bunchgrass used across the West for quick cover and restoration on a range of soils. Like other wheatgrasses, the seed has documented use as a ground-flour grain.

Family

Poaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

3–3 ft

Spacing

1–1.5 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

dry, moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral, alkaline

Bloom

June, July

Bloom colors

green

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host, mammals

Landscape uses

specimen, border, naturalizing

Native states

AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY