Beardless Wildrye

Leymus triticoides (Buckley) Pilg.

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Spread

20 inches

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance High

Climate

pH Range 6.0 – 9.0

Frost-Free Days 110 days

Precipitation 7 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (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.