| Leymus triticoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Leymus |
| Species: | L. triticoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Leymus triticoides (Buckley) Pilg. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Elymus triticoides |
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Leymus triticoides, with the common names Creeping wild rye and Beardless wild rye, is a species of wild rye. It is native to western North America from British Columbia, in California, to Texas.
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Leymus triticoides often grows in moist habitat, sometimes with heavy and saline soils. It forms a solid root system which allows it to grow at water's edge and prevent the soil from eroding.[1]
This rhizomatous, turf-forming perennial grass reaches 1.3 meters in maximum height. The stiff, slender green to blue-green leaves stand away from the stems at an obvious angle. The inflorescence is a narrow spike of flowers up to 20 centimeters long.
This is a good rangeland grass for grazing, and it is used to stabilize waterways because of its soil-retaining rhizome network.[2]
Leymus triticoides is an important native plant in California chaparral and woodlands habitat restoration projects.