Poaceae
California bottlebrush grass
Elymus californicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
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Elymus californicusPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- California bottlebrush grass
Synonyms
- Asperella californica (Bol. ex Thurb.) Beal
- Asprella californica Benth. ex Beal
- Gymnostichum californicum Bol. ex Thurb.
- Hystrix californica (Bol. ex Thurb.) Kuntze
- Macrohystrix californica (Bol. ex Thurb.) Tzvelev & Prob.
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.