Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve

Harvard University, Gray Heitarium (CH)
PLANTS OF WASHINGTON
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Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love
POACEAE
Grass forming large clumps to 4ft tall, locally
common, leaves & stems blue-green. Growing in an
open grassy area in semi-disturbed sandy loam
(Cashmont sandy loam, 3-8% slopes; Coarse-loamy,
mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haploxerolls) with
Asclepias speciosa, Asparagus officinalis, Bromus
tectorum, Chenopodium album, Commandra
umbellata, Lepidium sp., Melilotus alba, Opuntia
fragilis (rare), Rhus glabra, Rosa woodsii var.
ultramontana & Verbascum thaspus. Along the W.
side of Rt. 97, between the road and a railroad track to
the west, a few hundred feet north of a small creek &
about 4.5mi N. of Ellisforde Bridge Road in Ellisforde.
Okanogan River Valley, Okanogan Co. Elev. about
920ft. 48° 51' 29.3"N, 119° 24' 27.5"W. UTM 11
323407E, 5414482N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3404
22 June 2005