PLANTS Profile for Leymus mollis (American dunegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.
American dunegrass

Symbol:

LEMO8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

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Distribution:
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, IL, MA, ME, MI, NH, OR, PA, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 24 species in Leymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Leymus mollis ssp. mollis
American dunegrass

Leymus mollis ssp. villosissimus
American dunegrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

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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	Leymus Hochst. – wildrye
Species	Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. – American dunegrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

This plant 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 protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
sea lyme-grass		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration 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 503437.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 08:37 PM MDT