Poaceae
Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 瓶刷披碱草
- English
- Squirreltail
Synonyms
- Elymus sitanion Schult.
- Hordeum elymoides (Raf.) Schenck
- Sitanion elymoides Raf.
- Sitanion hystrix var. hystrix
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jeremy Buegge, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeremy Buegge, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Rob Johan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caleb Catto, 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.