Poaceae
Wool-spike balsamscale
Elionurus barbiculmis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elionurus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wool-spike balsamscale, Woolyspike balsamscale, Woolspike balsamscale, Wooly bunchgrass
Synonyms
- Elionurus barbiculmis var. parviflorus Scribn.
- Elionurus candidus var. barbiculmis (Hack. ex Scribn.) Roberty
- Elionurus muticus var. barbiculmis (Hack. ex Scribn.) Beetle
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephanie Tran, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.