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Arizona wheatgrass

Elymus arizonicus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Elymus

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Arizona wheatgrass: Elymus arizonicus , collected on the crest of the Black Range, south of McKnight Mountain near McKnight Cabin, 33.0323 -107.8556, Grant County, New Mexico, 20 S
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Arizona wheatgrass

Synonyms

  • Agropyron arizonicum Scribn. & J.G.Sm.
  • Agropyron caninum var. majus Scribn.
  • Agropyron spicatum var. arizonicum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) M.E.Jones
  • Elytrigia arizonica (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) D.R.Dewey
  • Pseudoroegneria arizonica (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.