Great Basin Wildrye
Leymus Cinereus
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: High
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Clay, Loam, Silt, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Acidic, Alkaline, Heavy metals, Salt
Heavy Metal Type: Zn
Max Plant Height (in ft): 5
First Bloom: March
Last Bloom: April
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 2590
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 9515
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: Moderate
Establishment: Low
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Fire, Disturbance, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Energy reclamation, Wildlife habitat, Big Game habitat, Waterfowl habitat, Songbird habitat, Upland Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Erosion control, Drought resilience
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686818/Leymus_cinereus_Alkaline_Wet_Meadow
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/graminoid/leycin/all.html
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_leci4.pdf
- https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LECI4
- https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.5620191120?casa_token=rt1QZCViSMoAAAAA%3Arl1RMtJjVzg77MhYioimB0D92B-oaiDzwc7k81YTsfrT18j2cbpKLpwCP6L0TZ9pZNaQdOWPi43TcLg
- https://www.proquest.com/docview/1652566427?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true