Status: Native
Synonyms:
Agropyron arizonicum Scribner & Smith
Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribner & Smith var. arizonicum (Scribner & Smith) Jones
Elytrigia arizonica (Scribner & Smith) Dewey
Pseudoroegneria arizonica (Scribner & Smith) Loeve
Elymus arizonicus is a perennial grass that has one spikelet usually at each node of the rachis. The inflorescence is elongate and droopy. The anthers are over 4mm long. The plants do not have rhizomes. The spicate raceme is long and the blades are about 5mm wide.
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Elymus arizonicus, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Elymus arizonicus, closeup of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Elymus arizonicus, leaf blade, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Elymus arizonicus, closeup of spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Elymus arizonicus, closeup of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Elymus arizonicus, root system, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
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