PLANTS Profile for Elymus virginicus var. virginicus (Virginia wildrye)

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PLANTS Profile

Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus
Virginia wildrye

Symbol:

ELVIV

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

Elymus australis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 292. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

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Synonyms:
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

	ELAU2	Elymus australis Scribn. & C.R. Ball
	ELGL3	Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball
	ELGLA2	Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball var. australis (Scribn. & C.R. Ball) J.J.N. Campbell
	ELHI5	Elymus hirsutiglumis Scribn.
	ELJE	Elymus jejunus (Ramaley) Rydb.
	ELST5	Elymus striatus Willd.
	ELVIA3	Elymus virginicus L. var. australis (Scribn. & C.R. Ball) Hitchc.
	ELVIG	Elymus virginicus L. var. glabriflorus (Vasey) Bush
	ELVIH2	Elymus virginicus L. var. hirsutiglumis (Scribn.) Hitchc.
	ELVII2	Elymus virginicus L. var. intermedius (Vasey) Bush
	ELVIJ	Elymus virginicus L. var. jejunus (Ramaley) Bush

Distribution:
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus


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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. var. virginicus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Elymus, 2 varieties in Elymus virginicus L.

Classification:
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

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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
Variety	Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus – Virginia wildrye

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

Elymus virginicus:

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

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527870.

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.

Time Generated: 10/19/2008 04:00 PM MDT