Intermediate wheatgrass

Elymus hispidus

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	6-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.8
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Growth	Fast
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Seed
Names
Alternate name	Pubescent wheatgrass, Pet Grass, Wild Rye
Plants of the World Online Name (Synonym)	Thinopyrum intermedium subsp. intermedium
Taxonomy
Family	Poaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Algeria, Morocco
Introduced into	Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
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Created: 2020-11-13 18:53:46 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:32:50 UTC by andrew-haupt

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One of the few wheat grasses which can grow perennial.

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