Elymus sierrae
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Elymus sierrae is a species of wild rye
known by the common name Sierra wild rye. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California
and far western Nevada
, where it grows in coniferous forest and other mountain habitat generally above 2200 metres (7,217.8 ft) in elevation.
It is a perennial grass
with stems growing 30 to 50 centimeters long and decumbent along the ground at maturity. The inflorescence
is a series of single-spikelet nodes a few centimeters long, each spikelet with an outward-curved awn up to 2.5 centimeters long.
Elymus
In Greek and Roman mythology, Elymus was the mythical ancestor of the Elymians, natives of Sicily. Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and a brother of Eryx....
known by the common name Sierra wild rye. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and far western Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, where it grows in coniferous forest and other mountain habitat generally above 2200 metres (7,217.8 ft) in elevation.
It is a perennial grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
with stems growing 30 to 50 centimeters long and decumbent along the ground at maturity. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a series of single-spikelet nodes a few centimeters long, each spikelet with an outward-curved awn up to 2.5 centimeters long.