Poaceae
Big squirreltail
Elymus multisetus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Big squirreltail
Synonyms
- Elymus sitanion var. jubatum J.G.Sm.
- Sitanion breviaristatum J.G.Sm.
- Sitanion jubatum J.G.Sm.
- Sitanion multisetum J.G.Sm.
- Sitanion polyantherix J.G.Sm.
- Sitanion strictum Elmer
- Sitanion villosum J.G.Sm.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lotusmorning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bart and Susan Eisenberg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kenny, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: D Defreese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Barbara Banfield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: T. J. Samojedny, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 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.