Leymus triticoides

Creeping Wild Rye

Plant family: Poaceae - Grass

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Plant type: Grass-like

Plant origin: N/A, California

 
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Flower Color Insignificant
Blooming Season Spring
Height 2-3 feet
Spread 5-10 feet
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Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Grassland, Woodland/Forest

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Clay, Decomposed Granite, Adaptable

Special Characteristic

Lawn Substitute, Slope Stabilizer, Tolerant of Clay Soil, Tolerates Hard Frost

Plant Highlights

This grass is tough as nails and easy to grow. It grows by underground rhizhomes and it mostly used in roadside slope plantings, as a slope stabilizer or for restoration projects. Consider carefully before using in a small, landscape setting as it grows fast and spreads.

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