Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Elymus canadensis
Elymus canadensis L.
Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye
Poaceae (Grass Family)
USDA Symbol: ELCA4USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Elymus canadensis var. canadensis
Canada Wild Rye
Poaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Drive on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Scarce, along roadsides.
Description: Perennial; culms 8-15 dm long, blades mostly along culm, not at base. Spikes 8-15 cm long, nodding. Glumes nerved to base, green, not discolored at base.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 29, 1994
Specimen number: 203
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0807
Accession Date: Jun 28, 1994
Accession Number: 60
Annotations: SXFXC (In fruit)