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Wildryes Elymus

This hub compares 10 species records. Across all 10 records, it carries 35 evidence rows from 15 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant, 1 keep-away, 1 in documented conflict, and 7 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Fire-resistant: 1 species

thickspike wheatgrass Fire-resistant Elymus lanceolatus Limited evidence · 2 sources

Keep away: 1 species

Elymus arenarius Keep away Elymus arenarius Limited evidence · 1 source

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

squirreltail Documented conflict Elymus elymoides Fuel Breaks to Reduce Large Wildfire Impacts in Sagebrush… says low · the Idaho Firewise field scores says high Zones 2–2

Awaiting evidence: 7 species

About wildryes

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: grass. The records span published USDA zones 2–2. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Elymus: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated wildryes grow

Tagged as growing in 25 states.

See Elymus on Grow → · JSON