Common Name: Giant Wild Rye
Scientific Name: Leymus condensatus
Date Collected: April 15th, 2011
Location: Collected at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA near the experimental garden.
Nativity: The giant wild rye is endemic to California.
Habitat: L. condensatus grows in places with dry soil, such as the chaparral, southern oak woodland, and coastal sage scrub at elevations below 7000 feet.
Special Notes: The giant wild rye was used by Native Americans. They ate the edible seeds and wove baskets with the plant.
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