Carried by 4 nurseries
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Elymus multisetus is a species of wild rye known by the common name big squirreltail. It is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass reaching 60 centimeters in maximum height. The flower cluster is an array of spikelets each with several long, hairlike awns which may be up to 20 centimeters long.
Grass
2 ft Tall
1 - 2 ft Wide
Fountain
Winter Semi-deciduous
Brown, Green, Purple
Full Sun
Very Low
Fast
. Tolerates serpentine soil..
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
1*, 2*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Open, sandy rocky places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 10 likely
Glassy Borer
Apamea devastator
Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada