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Elymus virginicus L.
Virginia wildrye

       
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Elymus virginicus L.

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Distribution:
Elymus virginicus L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Elymus virginicus L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Elymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand. . Image Available.
Elymus virginicus var. halophilus
Virginia wildrye
Distribution of Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus. . Image Available.
Elymus virginicus var. virginicus
Virginia wildrye
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Elymus virginicus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Elymus L. – wildrye
Species Elymus virginicus L. – Virginia wildrye
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elymus virginicus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW- FAC FACW- FAC FAC FAC FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Elymus virginicus L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40681.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Elymus virginicus L.

USDA NRCS Illinois Native Plant Guide

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

 
 
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