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