Leymus triticoides

Leymus triticoides often grows in moist habitat, sometimes with heavy and saline soils. It forms a solid root system which allows it to grow at water's edge and prevent the soil from eroding. ==Description==

This rhizomatous, turf-forming perennial grass reaches 1.3 meters in maximum height. The stiff, slender green to blue-green leaves stand away from the stems at an obvious angle. The inflorescence is a narrow spike of flowers up to 20 centimeters long. This is a good rangeland grass for grazing, and it is used to stabilize waterways because of its soil-retaining rhizome network. Leymus triticoides is an important native plant in California chaparral and woodlands habitat restoration projects. ==See also==