''Elymus stebbinsii'' is a species of

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known by the common name Parish wheatgrass. It is

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, where it grows in the forests and

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of many of the coastal and inland mountain ranges. It is a perennial grass growing up to 1.2 meters tall. The

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is a narrow, linear series of single-spikelet nodes up to 25 centimeters long. Each spikelet is up to 2 centimeters long with a short

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of just a few millimeters.

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stebbinsii Native grasses of California Endemic flora of California Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Pooideae-stub