PLANTS Profile for Elymus repens (quackgrass)

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Elymus repens (L.) Gould
quackgrass

Symbol:

ELRE4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I
GL		I
SPM		I

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Agropyron repens

Douglas Ladd. 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 repens (L.) Gould

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Synonyms:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

	AGRE2	Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv.
	AGRES	Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv. var. subulatum (Schreb.) Roem. & Schult.
	ELRE3	Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski
	ELREV	Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski var. vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Prokudin
	ELVA3	Elytrigia vaillantiana (Wulfen & Schreb.) Beetle
	TRRE9	Triticum repens L.
	TRVA4	Triticum vaillantianum Wulfen & Schreb.

Distribution:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould


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

Related Taxa:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Elymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Elymus repens ssp. elongatiformis

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

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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 repens (L.) Gould – quackgrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alaska:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		Noxious weed
Arizona:
Elytrigia repens
quackgrass		Prohibited noxious weed
quackgrass		Restricted noxious weed
California:
Elytrigia repens
quackgrass		B list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Elytrigia repens
quackgrass		B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
Elytrigia repens
quackgrass		Noxious weed
Iowa:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		Primary noxious weed
Kansas:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		Noxious weed
Oregon:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		"B" designated weed
quackgrass		Quarantine
Utah:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		Noxious weed
Wyoming:
Agropyron repens
quackgrass		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Agropyron repens
couchgrass
dog grass
quackgrass
Elytrigia repens
couchgrass
quackgrass
quickgrass
quitch
scutch
twitch

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY		Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Elymus repens (L.) Gould

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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