Pronunciation: EL-i-mus HIS-pi-dus
Common name: Intermediate wheat grass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Open areas and slopes to 6000', West
Transverse Range, San Bernardino and desert
mountains, native to Eurasia
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Elymus
2) hispidus
Formerly Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia