Leymus triticoides
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Species Name: Leymus triticoides
Common Name: Creeping Wildrye
- Spreading perennial grass. Excellent for soil stablization. Can handle some foot traffic as a lawn substitue. Not recommended for small gardens as it can be invasive.
- Plant Family: Poaceae
- Plant Type: Grass
- Height by Width: 2-3' H x 6'+ W
- Growth Habit: Spreading
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to shade
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Infrequent to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Summer
- Flower Color: Seedhead
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: Throughout California except the deserts
- Natural Habitat: Moist often saline meadows
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Other Names
- References
- Harlow, Nora and Kristin Jakob. Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses: Gardening with California Monocots. Berkely and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 2003.
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