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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Eastern riverbank wild-rye
Elymus riparius
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 3 to 4 ft Width: 3 to 4 ft; clumping grass
- Bloom Color
- Green; seed heads brown
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACW Facultative wetland — usually occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant
Notes
Moist soils; part shade to shade
Wildlife Value
Plants provide cover for small animals and nesting material for birds; seeds eaten by small mammals and birds