See other conspecific taxa:

• Elymus elymoides subsp. brevifolius (0 accessions)
• Elymus elymoides subsp. californicus (0 accessions)
• Elymus elymoides subsp. elymoides (0 accessions)
• Elymus elymoides subsp. hordeoides (0 accessions)

Common names:

• bottlebrush squirreltail  (Source: Grass VarUSA) - English
• squirreltail  (Source: Intermt F) - English

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage
• Environmental: revegetator; wildlife habitat (fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2001) wildlife habitat (fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2001)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.w.), Alberta (s.), British Columbia (s.)]
• NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas (w.), Nebraska (w.), North Dakota (w.), Oklahoma (w.), South Dakota (w.)]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
• NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]


Naturalized

Northern America

• United States (e.)

References:

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4. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm.
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15. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types found in Elymus able to cross with wheat
16. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102289. Accessed 18 May 2024.