PLANTS Profile for Pascopyrum smithii (western wheatgrass)

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Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
western wheatgrass

Symbol:

PASM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I?
CAN		N

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Photo of Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

Agropyron smithii

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

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Synonyms:
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

	AGMO4	Agropyron molle (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Rydb.
	AGSM	Agropyron smithii Rydb.
	AGSMM	Agropyron smithii Rydb. var. molle (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) M.E. Jones
	AGSMP	Agropyron smithii Rydb. var. palmeri (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) A. Heller
	ELSM3	Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould
	ELSM4	Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski
	ELSMM	Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski var. mollis (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Beetle

Distribution:
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve


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USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Pascopyrum

Classification:
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Pascopyrum A. Löve – wheatgrass
Species	Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve – western wheatgrass

Introduced Information:
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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