Elymus canadensis
Previously known as:
- Elymus brachystachys
- Phonetic Spelling
- EL-ih-mus ka-nah-DEN-sis
- Description
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Canada wild rye is a cool-season short-lived grass in the Poaceae family and is widely distributed throughout North America including North Carolina.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Elymus
- Species:
- canadensis
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Distribution:
- AK AZ CA CO CT HI ID IL IN IA KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasional Flooding
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Oat-like seedheads
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Rain Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Wet Soil
