Latin name: Elytrigia pontica (Podp.) Holub ssp.
  pontica
  Pronunciation: el-i-TRIJ-ee-a PON-ti-ka

  Common name: Tall wheatgrass
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Disturbed, often alkaline areas to 5000',
  sometimes in chaparral, native to se Europe and
  west Asia

  Blooming period: Spring
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Elytrigia
  2) pontica
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