Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Moderate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.5 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 90 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 8.4 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 5 Precipitation, Maximum 16 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (°F) -43 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Field Collections Only Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 192000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Medium Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No