Elymus trachycaulus is a species of wild rye known by the common name slender wheatgrass. It is native to much of North America. It grows in widely varied habitats from northern Canada to Mexico, but is absent from most of the southeastern United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Slender wheat grass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Elymus fibrosus
- Thinopyrum intermedium
- Elymus glaucus
- Leymus triticoides
- Elymus repens
- Elymus lanceolatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
- Species
- Elymus trachycaulus
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