Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Common name: slender wheatgrass

Family: Poaceae (Grass)

Synonym: Agropyron caninoides, Agropyron caninum

Distribution: United States, Canada, Northern Mexico

Habitat: Canyons, montane slopes and meadows, roadsides

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 (-40 to -30 °F)

Life form: Grasses

Occurrence in New Mexico: New Mexico native plant

Growing Conditions: Slender wheatgrass grows in varied soils and habitats, in open or moderately open areas, and sometimes in forests, from the boreal region of Canada east to Greenland and south into Mexico, from sea level to 10,000 feet. In the Southwest, it is found in shaded canyons, forested slopes and meadows, from foothills to alpine elevations. It is tolerant of alkaline and saline soils.