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Elymus canadensis L.
Canada wildrye

       
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Photo of Elymus canadensis L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Elymus canadensis L.

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Synonyms:
Elymus canadensis L.

  ELBR7 Elymus brachystachys Scribn. & C.R. Ball
  ELCAB2 Elymus canadensis L. var. brachystachys (Scribn. & C.R. Ball) Farw.
  ELCAH Elymus canadensis L. var. hirsutus (Farw.) Dorn
  ELCAR3 Elymus canadensis L. var. robustus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Mack. & Bush
  ELCR4 Elymus crescendus L.C. Wheeler
  ELPH Elymus philadelphicus L.
  ELPHH Elymus philadelphicus L. var. hirsutus Farw.
  ELRO3 Elymus robustus Scribn. & J.G. Sm.
 

Distribution:
Elymus canadensis L.

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Elymus canadensis L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Elymus
 

Classification:
Elymus canadensis 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 canadensis L. – Canada wildrye
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elymus canadensis 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
FACU,FAC+ FACU+ FAC FAC- FACU FACU FAC+ FAC FACU FAC FAC* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Elymus canadensis L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 40683.

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

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Elymus canadensis L.

CA-Jepson Flora Project

Canada-Rangeland Ecosystems & Plants

IA-Grasses of Iowa

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

TX-Grass Images (TAMU)

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI GS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

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

WV-West Virginia University Extension

 
 
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