• Western wheatgrass

Elymus smithii

  • Families: Poaceae Pooideae Triticeae
  • English name: Western wheatgrass
  • Plant ID : 20164

  • Author : (Per Axel Rydberg (1860-1931)) Frank Walton Gould (1913-1981)
  • Zone : California
  • Biological type : grass
  • Adult size (h x w) : 1,64f x 1,64f
  • Sun exposure : part sun
  • Evergreen : evergreen
  • Growth : fast
  • Hardiness : 10,4°F
  • Leaf color : green gray
  • Flower color : dark green
  • Formerly of wild origin : no
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : > 900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-12°C : yes
  • Clay soil : very much
  • Sandy soil : very much
  • Limestone soil : a little