Western Wheatgrass

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3d Image	Common Name: Western Wheatgrass Species Name: Pascopyron smithii Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family Tribe: Triticeae, Wheat Tribe

Plant Profile

Common Name: Western Wheatgrass

Species Name: Pascopyron smithii

Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like

Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family

Tribe: Triticeae, Wheat Tribe

Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Season	Cool
Distribution in the U.S.	Throughout the country other than the southeastern coastal states
Distribution in Oklahoma	Western half of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Blue-green narrow leaves
- Leaves feel ribbed
Floral
- Seed head with single spikelet per node, sitting directly on stem and alternating on either side of the stem
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 45-100
- Ligule Type: Membranous
- Sheath: Glabrous
- Leaves: Cauline
Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Spike
- Florets Per Spikelet: 4-9
- Glumes: Nearly equal

Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Moist clay, loam and sand
Habitat	Prairies, swales, borrow ditches and right-of-ways
Successional Stage	Mid to late

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