Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

Grass family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium
Drought Tolerance High
Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance Medium
Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.6 – 9.0
Frost-Free Days 90 days
Precipitation 8 – 25 in

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.