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Genus = Elymus,

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Elymus bakeri   (Baker's wildrye)  

Elymus elymoides   (squirreltail)  
Tufted perennial, the culms sub-glabrous to pubescent, 1-6 dm. tall.
Distribution: British Columbia south to southern California, east to Alberta and Texas.
Habitat: Dry and rocky to moist habitats, from along the coast to inland desert plains and prairies, and in the mountains to above tree line.

Elymus glaucus   (blue wildrye)  
(= Elymus glaucus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Tufted perennials, forming clumps up to 10 cm. wide, the hollow culms 5-10 dm. tall.
Distribution: Southern Alaska south to California, east to Ontario and Indiana.
Habitat: Prairies, open woods, and dry to moist hillsides, from the lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains.

Elymus multisetus   (big squirreltail)  
(= Sitanion jubatum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Elymus repens   (quackgrass, creeping wildrye)  
(= Agropyron repens in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Strong perennial with long, tough, wiry rhizomes, the culms erect to decumbent, up to 1 m. tall.
Distribution: Native to Eurasia; Alaska to Greenland and south to California, Texas, and North Carolina.
Habitat: Distrubed, open areas.



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