Index / Search / Elymus trachycaulus
§1 Plant
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners
vernacular slender wheatgrass — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Elymus
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- GL Greenland Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 736 counties across 36 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 736 counties across 36 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 19 N ▾
- Aleutians East 02013
- Anchorage 02020
- Bethel 02050
- Chugach 02063
- Copper River 02066
- Denali 02068
- Dillingham 02070
- Fairbanks North Star 02090
- Haines 02100
- Juneau 02110
- Kenai Peninsula 02122
- Kodiak Island 02150
- Lake and Peninsula 02164
- Matanuska-Susitna 02170
- Nome 02180
- North Slope 02185
- Northwest Arctic 02188
- Southeast Fairbanks 02240
- Yukon-Koyukuk 02290
Arizona view state ↗ 10 N ▾
California view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Alpine 06003
- Butte 06007
- Colusa 06011
- Contra Costa 06013
- Del Norte 06015
- El Dorado 06017
- Fresno 06019
- Glenn 06021
- Humboldt 06023
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Lassen 06035
- Marin 06041
- Mariposa 06043
- Mendocino 06045
- Modoc 06049
- Mono 06051
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Nevada 06057
- Placer 06061
- Plumas 06063
- Riverside 06065
- San Benito 06069
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- San Mateo 06081
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Shasta 06089
- Sierra 06091
- Siskiyou 06093
- Sonoma 06097
- Tehama 06103
- Trinity 06105
- Tulare 06107
- Tuolumne 06109
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adams 08001
- Alamosa 08003
- Archuleta 08007
- Boulder 08013
- Chaffee 08015
- Clear Creek 08019
- Conejos 08021
- Costilla 08023
- Custer 08027
- Delta 08029
- Dolores 08033
- Douglas 08035
- El Paso 08041
- Garfield 08045
- Gilpin 08047
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Hinsdale 08053
- Huerfano 08055
- Jefferson 08059
- La Plata 08067
- Lake 08065
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Moffat 08081
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Park 08093
- Pitkin 08097
- Pueblo 08101
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Rio Grande 08105
- Routt 08107
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Summit 08117
- Teller 08119
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Idaho view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adams 16003
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Benewah 16009
- Blaine 16013
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Butte 16023
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Franklin 16041
- Fremont 16043
- Gem 16045
- Idaho 16049
- Jefferson 16051
- Kootenai 16055
- Latah 16057
- Lemhi 16059
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Oneida 16071
- Owyhee 16073
- Payette 16075
- Power 16077
- Shoshone 16079
- Teton 16081
- Twin Falls 16083
- Valley 16085
Illinois view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Boone 19015
- Buena Vista 19021
- Calhoun 19025
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Hamilton 19079
- Hancock 19081
- Hardin 19083
- Humboldt 19091
- Jackson 19097
- Kossuth 19109
- Lyon 19119
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Palo Alto 19147
- Pocahontas 19151
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Webster 19187
- Winnebago 19189
- Winneshiek 19191
- Wright 19197
Kansas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Roseau 27135
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Traverse 27155
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
Missouri view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Carter 30011
- Custer 30017
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Golden Valley 30037
- McCone 30055
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Prairie 30079
- Richland 30083
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Teton 30099
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Arthur 31005
- Banner 31007
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Merrick 31121
- Morrill 31123
- Platte 31141
- Rock 31149
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Sheridan 31161
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Webster 31181
Nevada view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Monroe 36055
- Niagara 36063
- Orange 36071
- Rensselaer 36083
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Clatsop 41007
- Crook 41013
- Deschutes 41017
- Grant 41023
- Harney 41025
- Hood River 41027
- Jackson 41029
- Josephine 41033
- Klamath 41035
- Lake 41037
- Lane 41039
- Linn 41043
- Malheur 41045
- Marion 41047
- Morrow 41049
- Polk 41053
- Sherman 41055
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Wheeler 41069
- Yamhill 41071
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 9 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Brown 46013
- Charles Mix 46023
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Day 46037
- Fall River 46047
- Haakon 46055
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Jerauld 46073
- Lake 46079
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- McPherson 46089
- Meade 46093
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Sanborn 46111
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
Utah view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Daggett 49009
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Grand 49019
- Iron 49021
- Juab 49023
- Kane 49025
- Millard 49027
- Morgan 49029
- Piute 49031
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Tooele 49045
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Wayne 49055
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 19 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kewaunee 55061
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
Wyoming view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Albany 56001
- Big Horn 56003
- Campbell 56005
- Carbon 56007
- Converse 56009
- Crook 56011
- Fremont 56013
- Goshen 56015
- Hot Springs 56017
- Johnson 56019
- Laramie 56021
- Lincoln 56023
- Natrona 56025
- Niobrara 56027
- Park 56029
- Platte 56031
- Sheridan 56033
- Sublette 56035
- Sweetwater 56037
- Teton 56039
- Uinta 56041
- Washakie 56043
- Weston 56045
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELTR7 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/4104489 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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