Elymus multisetus

Elymus multisetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elymus
Species: E. multisetus
Binomial name
Elymus multisetus
M.E.Jones
Synonyms

Sitanion jubatum

Elymus multisetus is a species of wild rye known by the common name big squirreltail.

Description

Elymus multisetus is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass reaching 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is an array of spikelets each with several long, hairlike awns which may be up to 20 centimeters long.

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