E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey
squirreltail grass (squirreltail)
Poaceae (Grass family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Ecological Framework for Elymus elymoides

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1444	320	2661
Slope Gradient (%)	28	0	85
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	178	5	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	2	0	7
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	B
# of field plots species was recorded in:	134
Modal BEC Zone Class	ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	BG(3), ESSF(44), ICH(2), IDF(22), IMA(3), MS(19), PP(3), SBPS(29), SBS(2)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius	Native	SNR	Not Reviewed	Not Listed
Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

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