PLANTS Profile for Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus (slender wheatgrass)

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Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus
slender wheatgrass

Symbol:

ELTRT

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

Agropyron trachycaulum

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

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Synonyms:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

	AGBR2	Agropyron brevifolium Scribn.
	AGCAM	Agropyron caninum (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. majus (Vasey) C.L. Hitchc.
	AGCAA	Agropyron caninum (L.) P. Beauv. var. andinum (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) C.L. Hitchc.
	AGCAH	Agropyron caninum (L.) P. Beauv. var. hornemannii (W.D.J. Koch) Pease & A.H. Moore
	AGCAM2	Agropyron caninum (L.) P. Beauv. var. mitchellii S.L. Welsh
	AGPA15	Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. ex Silveus
	AGPAM	Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. ex Silveus ssp. majus (Vasey) Melderis
	AGPAN4	Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. ex Silveus ssp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Melderis
	AGPAT	Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. ex Silveus ssp. teslinense (A.E. Porsild & Senn) Melderis
	AGPAN5	Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. ex Silveus var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
	AGSUA	Agropyron subsecundum (Link) Hitchc. var. andinum (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Hitchc.
	AGTE4	Agropyron tenerum Vasey
	AGTE6	Agropyron teslinense A.E. Porsild & Senn
	AGTR	Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis
	AGTRM	Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis var. majus (Vasey) Fernald
	AGTRN	Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Fernald
	AGVIA3	Agropyron violaceum (Hornem.) Lange ssp. andinum (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Melderis
	AGVIA2	Agropyron violaceum (Hornem.) Lange var. andinum Scribn. & J.G. Sm.
	ELDOV	Elymus donianus (F.B. White) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. virescens (Lange) A. Löve & D. Löve
	ELPA12	Elymus pauciflorus (Schwein.) Gould, non Lam.
	ELTRA2	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. andinus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) A. Löve & D. Löve
	ELTRN	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Tzvelev
	ELTRT2	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. teslinensis (A.E. Porsild & Senn) A. Löve
	ELTRA3	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners var. andinus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Dorn
	ELTRM3	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners var. majus (Vasey) Beetle
	ROPA7	Roegneria pauciflora (Schwein.) Hyl.
	ROTR4	Roegneria trachycaula (Link) Nevski
	TRTR10	Triticum trachycaulum Link

Distribution:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus


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Related Taxa:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Elymus, 3 subspecies in Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners

Classification:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

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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 trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners – slender wheatgrass
Subspecies	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus – slender wheatgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Agropyron trachycaulum
rough-stemmed wheatgrass		Endangered, Extirpated
New Jersey:
Elymus trachycaulus
slender wheatgrass		Endangered
Ohio:
Elymus trachycaulus
bearded wheat grass		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

Agropyron trachycaulum:

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

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

FAC-

FAC

FACU

FAC

NI*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524041.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus

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

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 11:16 AM MDT