slender wheatgrass

Slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus, formerly Agropyron trachycaulum) is a North American grass species cultivated in the western United States for its excellent forage quality. It belongs to the genus Agropyron, which is part of the grass family Poaceae. Wheatgrass plants are typically perennials, growing between 30 to 100 cm tall, and many have underground stems (rhizomes) that allow them to spread. These grasses are often drought-tolerant and can grow in saline soils. While "wheatgrass" can also refer to juice from wheat seedlings consumed as a health food, slender wheatgrass itself is valued as a forage plant.12