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slender wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus

Fort Collins

Dimensions: Height: 1.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 6.0 in.
Growth Form: Grass/Grass Like
Program Association: Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Requirements: Very Low, Low
Plant Community: Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
Season of Bloom: June, July, August, September
Flower Color: Inconspicious
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Spreads Underground
Design Considerations: No City Data
Other Considerations: No City Data
Duration: Perennial
Natural Landscape Position: Fort Collins Model
1, 2
Soil Type: Loam, Sandy, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.

This species is quick to establish in an area that has been disturbed.