Poaceae FAMILY

Leymus triticoides

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leymus triticoides is a perennial clump-forming grass with strong, spreading rhizomes; it can grow up to 120cm tal, often spreading to form large coloniesl[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is often used in soil stabilization projects, especially for helping to protect the sides of rivers from erosion[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia and Montana, south to northern Mexico and Texas.

HabitatDry to moist river flats, saline meadows and sand dunes[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Riparian areas, bottomlands, valleys, foothills, mountain flats and meadows; from coastal marshes to high elevations[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].