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Elymus wawawaiensis
Snake River wheatgrass is a long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial bunchgrass native to the Pacific Northwest, used for erosion control, rangeland and habitat restoration, and forage. Grow it as a hardy, low-input grass in open ground.
Elymus wawawaiensis is a species of grass known by the common name Snake River wheatgrass. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in the Pacific Northwest. It is native to eastern Washington and Oregon and parts of Idaho.
The Elymus wawawaiensis grass is long-lived and drought-tolerant. There are cultivars available, including 'Secar', which is especially tolerant of drought. Other cultivars include 'Discovery'.
Elymus wawawaiensis is good for binding soil to prevent erosion. It can be added to a mix of native seed and sown on dikes and ditches. It is tolerant of cold conditions and of fire. It is also popular for use in rangeland and habitat restoration throughout the American West.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elymus wawawaiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
