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PLANTS

Slender wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Slender wheatgrass, photo 1 of 5
Slender wheatgrass, In fruit
Slender wheatgrass, photo 3 of 5
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 47 observations of Slender wheatgrass in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec20
  2. Côte-Nord19
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  4. Montérégie2
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

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Arctic wheatgrassElymus violaceus
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