Western wheatgrass
Agropyron smithii
Poaceae
Description
Stems grow from gray, slender, creeping rhizomes. Stems and leaves are blue-green. Leaves are straight, broad, rough, and roll inward at maturity. The flat seed head is usually awnless. Glumes are asymmetrical.
Western wheatgrass is a perennial, cool-season, native – 12 to 24 inches tall.
Good grazing for livestock. Fair grazing for wildlife.
Habitat
Most abundant in bottomland.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Grasses, Sod grass
Season: Cool
Distribution
: 05 - Cross Timbers and Prairies, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 08 - Rolling Plains, 09 - High Plains, 10 - Trans-Pecos
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Know Your Grasses (B-182)
Collection: Grasses
