Elymus canadensis

Tall warm season grass with blue tinged foliage and large, curved seed heads. Short lived.

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Seneca Meadows (a FLNPS walk)
August 2012

Seedling

First sighting is a slender bronze-burgundy wisp. After a few inches the blue tinge of a mature plant MAY be visible.
R Parker

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
prairie wild rye
Type: 
Native
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade
Showy fruit
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