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Poaceae

Giant wildrye

Leymus condensatus (J.Presl) Á.Löve

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Leymus

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Giant wildrye: Leymus condenatus (syn: Eleymus condenatus ) — Wild blue rye (grass). At the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden , Santa Barbara, California. Identified by sign.
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
蓝滨麦, 藍濱麥
English
Giant wildrye

Synonyms

  • Aneurolepidium condensatum (J.Presl) Nevski
  • Elymus condensatus J.Presl

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.